title: Maven 3: Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:2.2:generate
body: <p>I'm trying to test <strong>maven</strong> using</p>
  
  <pre><code>mvn archetype:generate -DgroupId=org.sonatype.mavenbook -DartifactId=quickstart -Dversion=1.0-SNAPSHOT -DpackageName=org.sonatype.mavenbook -DarchetypeGroupId=org.apache.maven.archetypes -DarchetypeArtifactId=maven-archetype-quickstart -DarchetypeVersion=1.0 -DinteractiveMode=false
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>After several minutes, the system shows me this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Downloading: http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/archetype/archetype-catalog/2.2/archetype-catalog-2.2.pom
  Downloaded: http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/archetype/archetype-catalog/2.2/archetype-catalog-2.2.pom (2 KB at 4.4 KB/sec)
  Downloading: http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/archetype/archetype-models/2.2/archetype-models-2.2.pom
  Downloaded: http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/maven/archetype/archetype-models/2.2/archetype-models-2.2.pom (3 KB at 5.8 KB/sec)
  Downloading: http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-utils/1.5.8/plexus-utils-1.5.8.pom
  Downloaded: http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus-utils/1.5.8/plexus-utils-1.5.8.pom (8 KB at 17.0 KB/sec)
  Downloading: http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/codehaus/plexus/plexus/2.0.2/plexus-2.0.2.pom
  Downloading: http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2/org/apache/ant/ant-parent/1.8.1/ant-parent-1.8.1.pom
  [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  [INFO] BUILD FAILURE
  [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  [INFO] Total time: 30:36.874s
  [INFO] Finished at: Tue Feb 07 15:59:39 BRST 2012
  [INFO] Final Memory: 5M/15M
  [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
  [ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:2.2:generate (default-cli) on project standalone-pom: Execution default-cli of goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:2.2:generate failed: Plugin org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:2.2 or one of its dependencies could not be resolved: Failed to collect dependencies for org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-archetype-plugin:jar:2.2 (): Failed to read artifact descriptor for org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-utils:jar:1.5.8: Could not transfer artifact org.codehaus.plexus:plexus:pom:2.0.2 from/to central (http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2): Read timed out -&gt; [Help 1]
  [ERROR] 
  [ERROR] To see the full stack trace of the errors, re-run Maven with the -e switch.
  [ERROR] Re-run Maven using the -X switch to enable full debug logging.
  [ERROR] 
  [ERROR] For more information about the errors and possible solutions, please read the following articles:
  [ERROR] [Help 1] http://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/MAVEN/PluginResolutionException
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How can I fix this? Thanks in advance!</p>