How to install aws cli on Linux

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The AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) is a unified tool to manage your AWS services. You can install the AWS CLI on Linux using pip, a package manager for Python.

Here’s an example of how to install the AWS CLI on Linux:

  1. Install pip:
curl -O https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
python3 get-pip.py --user
  1. Install the AWS CLI:
pip3 install awscli --upgrade --user
  1. Configure the AWS CLI:
aws configure

You will be prompted to enter your AWS access key and secret key, as well as the region you want to use.

Please note that the above instructions are for a basic setup, you might also need to add the path of the python3 and pip3 in your shell profile if they are not included by default. Also, before installing the AWS CLI, it’s recommended to have a backup plan in case something goes wrong, and also to test the installation before applying it to your production environment.

Also, if you prefer not to use pip, you can also install the AWS CLI using a package manager. For example, on Ubuntu and Debian, you can use the apt package manager, and on Red Hat and CentOS, you can use the yum package manager.

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