Since Linux users are more comfortable working with command-line interfaces, Amazon Web Services introduced the AWS CLI to manage all these services from a single platform. AWS CLI is the AWS command line interface to the AWS services, and Amazon also provides an AWS CLI python module. With this tool, you can manage multiple services at once quickly and conveniently. This tutorial will show you how to install the AWS CLI on Ubuntu Linux.
Install the AWS CLI on Ubuntu 22.04
So, let’s get started with installing AWS CLI. On an Ubuntu server or Desktop, you need to proceed with the following steps:
Step # 1: Prepare the Target Machine for the AWS CLI Installation
First, you need to prepare your target machine for the AWS CLI installation by updating it as shown below:
$ sudo apt-get update
This command will not only update the required packages but also removes all the unnecessary ones.
Step # 2: Install the AWS CLI on the Target Machine
Then, you can install the AWS CLI on your target machine by running the following command:
$ sudo apt-get install awscli
Step # 3: Confirm the installation of the AWS CLI on the Target Machine
After that, you can confirm the installation of the AWS CLI on your target system by executing the command shown below:
$ aws --version
The appearance of the AWS CLI version on the terminal confirms its installation on the target machine, as shown in the following image:
Remove the AWS CLI
To remove the AWS CLI along with all of its associated packages from your target system, you can run the command shown below:
$ sudo apt-get purge --autoremove awscli
Conclusion
The installation of the AWS CLI Ubuntu Linux and Linux Mint is straightforward, as seen in this article. Once this tool is installed on your target system, you can conveniently manage as many Amazon Web Services as you want with the help of this unified tool.
