Easily Install AWS CLI on Ubuntu

Are you looking for a way to install AWS CLI on Ubuntu machine? AWS CLI is a command-line tool that allows you to interact with Amazon Web Services (AWS) using commands in your terminal. In this article, we’ll guide you through installing AWS Cli on Ubuntu, along with some important commands and configurations.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• An Ubuntu with a user account that has sudo privileges
• Python 2 or 3 installed on your system
• Pip package manager installed on your system

Installing AWS Cli

To install AWS Cli on Ubuntu, we will use the pip package manager. Follow these steps to install AWS Cli:

Step 1: Update and upgrade packages

Before we begin, it’s always a good practice to update and upgrade the packages on your system. Open the terminal and run the following command –

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

This will update and upgrade all the packages on your Ubuntu machine.

Step 2: Install pip package manager

If you don’t have pip installed on your system, you can install it using the following command –

sudo apt install python3-pip -y

Step 3: Install AWS Cli

Once you have pip installed, you can install AWS Cli using the following command –

sudo pip install awscli

This will install the latest version of AWS Cli on your Ubuntu machine.

Step 4: Verify the installation

To verify the installation, you can run the following command –

aws --version

This will display the version of AWS Cli installed on your system.

Configuring AWS CLI

Once you have installed AWS Cli on Ubuntu, you need to configure it before you can use it to interact with AWS. Follow these steps to configure AWS Cli –

Step 1: Run the configuration command

To configure AWS Cli, run the following command –

aws configure

This will prompt you to enter your AWS Access Key ID, Secret Access Key, default region name, and default output format.

Step 2: Enter your AWS credentials

Enter your AWS Access Key ID and Secret Access Key when prompted. You can find these credentials in your AWS Management Console under “My Security Credentials.”

Step 3: Enter default region name and output format

Enter the default region name you want to use for your AWS services. You can find the list of available regions in the AWS documentation.

Finally, enter the default output format you want to use. You can choose from the following options: json, text, or table.

Using AWS CLI

Now that you have installed and configured AWS Cli on your Ubuntu machine, you can use it to interact with AWS using commands in your terminal. Here are some basic commands you can use –

• List S3 buckets

To list all the S3 buckets in your AWS account, run the following command –

aws s3 ls

This will display a list of all the S3 buckets in your account.

• Copy files to S3 bucket

To copy a file to an S3 bucket, run the following command –

aws s3 cp /path/to/local/file s3://bucket-name/

Replace “/path/to/local/file” with the path to the file you want to copy and “bucket-name” with the name of the S3 bucket you want to copy the file to.

• Create an EC2 instance

To create an EC2 instance, run the following command –

aws ec2 run-instances --

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