anchor.diff:  Now that you have Gradle installed, use these resources for getting started:
   
    * Create your first Gradle project by following the link:https://guides.gradle.org/creating-new-gradle-builds/[Creating New Gradle Builds] tutorial.
  - * Sign up for a link:https://gradle.org/training/intro-to-gradle/[live Gradle introduction] with a Gradle core engineer.
  + * Sign up for a link:https://gradle.org/training/intro-to-gradle/[live introductory Gradle training] with a core engineer.
    * Learn how to achieve common tasks through the <<command_line_interface,command-line interface>>.
    * <<build_environment,Configure Gradle execution>>, such as use of an HTTP proxy for downloading dependencies.
    * Subscribe to the link:https://newsletter.gradle.com/[Gradle Newsletter] for monthly release and community updates.
  
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  [[sec:prerequisites]]
  === Prerequisites
  Gradle runs on all major operating systems and requires only a link:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html[Java JDK] version 7 or higher to be installed. To check, run `java -version`. You should see something like this:
  
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  ❯ java -version
  
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  If you run into any trouble, see the <<sec:troubleshooting_installation,section on troubleshooting installation>>.
  
  You can verify the integrity of the Gradle distribution by downloading the SHA-256 file (available from the link:https://gradle.org/releases[releases page]) and following these <<sec:verification,verification instructions>>.
  
  