How to Install AWS CLI on Amazon Linux 2

In this article we are going to cover Download the AWS CLI Version for Amazon Linux, How to Install AWS CLI on Amazon Linux, Update AWS CLI Version on Amazon Linux and Uninstall AWS CLI Version from Amazon Linux.

Table of Contents

Prerequisites

Amazon Linux EC2 installed with 64 bit version
ec2-user Access

Update the System Packages

sudo yum update -y

Download the AWS CLI Version for Amazon Linux

To download the latest CLI version for 64 bit Linux using curl use below command

curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"

if you want download specific version of AWS CLI version then use below command

curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64-awscliversion.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"

To download AWS CLI Version 2.0.30 use below command

curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64-2.0.30.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"

Extract AWS CLI Setup on Amazon Linux using unzip

unzip awscliv2.zip

Install AWS CLI on Amazon Linux

once extracted Install AWS CLI on Amazon Linux using below command

sudo ./aws/install

Output:

sudo ./aws/install
You can now run: /usr/local/bin/aws --version

Check the AWS CLI version using command line on Amazon Linux

/usr/local/bin/aws --version

Output:

aws-cli/2.1.28 Python/3.8.8 Linux/4.14.214-160.339.amzn2.x86_64 exe/x86_64.amzn.2 prompt/off

aws --version

Output:

aws-cli/2.1.28 Python/3.8.8 Linux/4.14.214-160.339.amzn2.x86_64 exe/x86_64.amzn.2 prompt/off

Update AWS CLI Version on Amazon Linux

To update AWS CLI on Amazon Linux first check installation path where AWS CLI installed

which aws

Output:

/usr/local/bin/aws

find the symlink of AWS CLI installation directory using ls

ls -l /usr/local/bin/aws

Output:

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 37 Feb 23 09:24 /usr/local/bin/aws -> /usr/local/aws-cli/v2/current/bin/aws

use symlink with install command with update parameter as shown below

sudo ./aws/install --bin-dir /usr/local/bin --install-dir /usr/local/aws-cli --update

check the AWS CLI version after updating

aws version

Uninstall AWS CLI Version from Amazon Linux

First find the symlink where AWS CLI version is installed

which aws

Output:

/usr/local/bin/aws

Find the installation directory using symlink

ls -l /usr/local/bin/aws

Output:

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 37 Feb 23 09:24 /usr/local/bin/aws -> /usr/local/aws-cli/v2/current/bin/aws

remove the below aws cli installed directories

sudo rm /usr/local/bin/aws

sudo rm /usr/local/bin/aws_completer

remove the AWS CLI installation directory

sudo rm -rf /usr/local/aws-cli

Conclusion:

We have covered Download the AWS CLI Version for Amazon Linux, How to Install AWS CLI on Amazon Linux, Update AWS CLI Version on Amazon Linux and Uninstall AWS CLI Version from Amazon Linux.

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