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Maven install is giving error: Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.3:resources

I have a maven project, when I run mvn install, I get an error like:
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.3:resources (default-resources) on project jdbc.demo: Execution default-resources of goal org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.3:resources failed: Plugin org.apache.maven.plugins:maven-resources-plugin:2.3 or one of its dependencies could not be resolved: The following artifacts could not be resolved: org.apache.maven.reporting:maven-reporting-api:jar:2.0.6, org.apache.maven.doxia:doxia-sink-api:jar:1.0-alpha-7, commons-cli:commons-cli:jar:1.0, org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-interactivity-api:jar:1.0-alpha-4, org.codehaus.plexus:plexus-interpolation:jar:1.6: Could not transfer artifact org.apache.maven.reporting:maven-reporting-api:jar:2.0.6 from/to central (http://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2): GET request of: org/apache/maven/reporting/maven-reporting-api/2.0.6/maven-reporting-api-2.0.6.jar from central failed: Premature end of Content-Length delimited message body (expected: 9941; received: 815 -> [Help 1]
I tried different answers posted to the similar questions like deleting .m2 repo etc, but couldn't solve the problem.
My pom.xml looks like:
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.pps</groupId>
<artifactId>jdbc.demo</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<packaging>jar</packaging>
<name>jdbc.demo</name>
<url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
<properties>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
</properties>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>junit</groupId>
<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
<version>3.8.1</version>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<!-- download source code in Eclipse, best practice -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-eclipse-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.9</version>
<configuration>
<downloadSources>true</downloadSources>
<downloadJavadocs>false</downloadJavadocs>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<!-- Set a compiler level -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.3.2</version>
<configuration>
<source>${jdk.version}</source>
<target>${jdk.version}</target>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<!-- Make this jar executable -->
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<archive>
<manifest>
<mainClass>com.pps.jdbc.demo.App</mainClass>
</manifest>
</archive>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
Edit:
When I couln't figure out the source of problem, I created a simple maven project using eclipse, added a class that prints Hello-World, didn't change the pom, and run mvn install, still I got same error. The pom.xml file has nothing that could be wrong:
xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.hello</groupId>
<artifactId>hello.java</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
</project>
Can anyone point out what's wrong I am doing? This could be very simple but took a a day to correct and I havn't recieved any hit yet.
I am using Apache Maven 3.0.5.

mvn process-resources doesn't pull down uber jar created with shade plugin

Goal: Create an executable uber jar with maven shade plugin that can be executed during the mvn compile of another pom.
Repro steps:
Create a pom.xml for the "publisher" component using below pom.
Use a Jenkins build to mvn deploy it (mvn install will work as well)
Add dependency to pom.xml for "consumer" (pom below)
mvn compile the consumer
Expected behavior:
Uber jar for publisher is downloaded somewhere in consumer/target directories
Actual:
Uber jar does not appear in consumer directory
Component 1: Publisher
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.mec.experiment</groupId>
<artifactId>publisher</artifactId>
<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<packaging>jar</packaging>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
<artifactId>hibernate-core</artifactId>
<version>5.2.6.Final</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<archive>
<manifestFile>src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.mf</manifestFile>
</archive>
</configuration>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
<artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
<version>2.3</version>
<executions>
<execution>
<phase>package</phase>
<goals>
<goal>shade</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
Component 2: Consumer
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.mec.experiment</groupId>
<artifactId>consumer</artifactId>
<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.mec.experiment</groupId>
<artifactId>publisher</artifactId>
<version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>

The answer from the possible duplicate I linked to in the comments has a link to a dead example page. Here's a supplement for you. The plugin configuration would belong inside the consumer pom.
exec:java
Full name:
org.codehaus.mojo:exec-maven-plugin:1.5.0:java
Description:
Executes the supplied java class in the current VM with the enclosing project's dependencies as classpath.
Attributes:
Requires a Maven project to be executed.
Requires dependency resolution of artifacts in scope: test.
The goal is thread-safe and supports parallel builds.
Since version: 1.0.
See especially executableDependency for your use case. That looks like it will allow you to reference producer according to its group id and artifact instead of hard-coding a path.

Export custom android eclipse project to maven build type

The goal was to export existing android eclipse project to maven type. To do this, it was required to download .m2 plugin. Right click on project and Configure-->Convert To Maven Project, what opened the window "Create new POM" with:
The question is what should be selected in packaging type while there is only jar/pom/war . I believe there should be "apklib" but when we type it there after pom.xml generation:
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>X.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>Name</groupId>
<artifactId>Artifact</artifactId>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<packaging>apklib</packaging>
</project>
Eclipse response with :
Project build error: Unknown packaging: apklib
Regards

maven has no built-in packaging "apklib", which is probably why youre getting the error.
you havent specified which maven plugin youre using to build android artifacts, but assumming its this one your pom needs to look like this (taken from their samples)
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.simpligility.android</groupId>
<artifactId>helloflashlight</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<packaging>apk</packaging>
<name>HelloFlashlight</name>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.android</groupId>
<artifactId>android</artifactId>
<version>4.1.1.4</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<sourceDirectory>src</sourceDirectory>
<finalName>${project.artifactId}</finalName>
<pluginManagement>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>com.jayway.maven.plugins.android.generation2</groupId>
<artifactId>android-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.8.2</version>
<extensions>true</extensions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</pluginManagement>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>com.jayway.maven.plugins.android.generation2</groupId>
<artifactId>android-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<sdk>
<!-- platform as api level (api level 16 = platform 4.1)-->
<platform>16</platform>
</sdk>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>

Supporting android library projects with maven

I am writing an android library project and would like to add the support for maven. My library project pom file looks like this:
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>my_group_id</groupId>
<artifactId>my_artifactId</artifactId>
<version>1.0.1</version>
<packaging>apklib</packaging>
<name>My Library Project</name>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.android</groupId>
<artifactId>android</artifactId>
<version>4.1.1.4</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<properties>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
</properties>
<build>
<sourceDirectory>src</sourceDirectory>
<finalName>${project.artifactId}</finalName>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>com.jayway.maven.plugins.android.generation2</groupId>
<artifactId>android-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.8.2</version>
<extensions>true</extensions>
<configuration>
<sdk>
<platform>19</platform>
</sdk>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>
My main project pom file looks like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.simpligility.android</groupId>
<artifactId>helloflashlight</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<packaging>apk</packaging>
<name>HelloFlashlight</name>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.android</groupId>
<artifactId>android</artifactId>
<version>4.1.1.4</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>my_group_id</groupId>
<artifactId>my_artifactId</artifactId>
<version>1.0.1</version>
<type>apklib</type>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<properties>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
</properties>
<build>
<sourceDirectory>src</sourceDirectory>
<finalName>${project.artifactId}</finalName>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>com.jayway.maven.plugins.android.generation2</groupId>
<artifactId>android-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.8.2</version>
<extensions>true</extensions>
<configuration>
<sdk>
<platform>19</platform>
</sdk>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>
I am installing the library project to my local repository using:
mvn clean install
then I am compiling and installing the main project to my local repository using:
mvn clean install
and generating the apk using:
mvn android:deploy
Now the problem occurs when I compile the project with maven. The project compiles successfully, however when I am running the apk on the device I receive NullPointerException when trying to perform findById for resources that are inside the library project. Please note that part of the time findById does return value, but not always the correct type (e.g, expected layout but got a button). It is important to say that when running in eclipse without maven everything works perfectly.
Please advise

Finally I found the solution, so I'll update my answer for future readers.
The solution to this problem was to create aar file instead of apklib file using maven.

aChartEngine app testing using Maven

I am rather new to Maven and I am having trouble using it. I have a working Android app, which uses aChartEngine, that runs fine in Eclipse but I need to use Maven for testing. There has been a repository set up for ACE but I can't seem to access it properly. Here is my POM:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>com.mycompany.my-app</groupId>
<artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
<packaging>apk</packaging>
<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
<name>my-app</name>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>com.google.android</groupId>
<artifactId>android</artifactId>
<version>4.1.1.4</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.achartengine</groupId>
<artifactId>achartengine</artifactId>
<version>1.1.0</version>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<repositories>
<repository>
<id>achartengine</id>
<name>Public AChartEngine repository</name>
<url>https://repository-achartengine.forge.cloudbees.com/snapshot/</url>
</repository>
</repositories>
<build>
<finalName>${project.artifactId}</finalName>
<sourceDirectory>src</sourceDirectory>
<pluginManagement>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>com.jayway.maven.plugins.android.generation2</groupId>
<artifactId>android-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.6.0</version>
<extensions>true</extensions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</pluginManagement>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>com.jayway.maven.plugins.android.generation2</groupId>
<artifactId>android-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<configuration>
<sdk>
<!-- platform or api level (api level 16 = platform 4.1)-->
<platform>17</platform>
</sdk>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
Is there something I'm doing wrong here? Let me know if I can add any more information.
Note that I am not using Maven from Eclipse, I am running it in a command prompt on windows 7.
UPDATE: I think I have found the problem but I'm not sure yet, so I'll still post the error message:
[ERROR] Failed to execute goal on project my-app: Could not resolve
dependencies for project com.mycompany:my-app:apk:0.0.1-
SNAPSHOT: Could not find artifact org.achartengine:achartengine:jar:1.1.0 in ...(my companies repository)

It turned out that the jar was not loaded into the repository that was being used. Got it all functional now.