Ubuntu / Debian Linux: Install gcutil Tool To Manage Google Compute Engine

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The gcutil tool is used to manage Google Compute Engine instances. To install gcutil on Ubuntu or Debian, you can use the following steps:

  1. Install the Google Cloud SDK:
export CLOUD_SDK_REPO="cloud-sdk-$(lsb_release -c -s)"
echo "deb http://packages.cloud.google.com/apt $CLOUD_SDK_REPO main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-cloud-sdk.list
curl https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install google-cloud-sdk
  1. Initialize the Google Cloud SDK:
gcloud init
  1. Install the gcutil component:
gcloud components install gcutil
  1. Verify the installation:
gcutil version

Note: The above steps may vary based on your Ubuntu or Debian version and the latest version of the Google Cloud SDK. Also, make sure to run the commands with administrative privileges by using sudo.

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