Unleash the power of automation with the AWS CLI! Say goodbye to manual tasks and hello to seamless access to AWS services. Whether you’re a Windows or Linux user, the installation process is a breeze, so you can start taking advantage of the CLI’s programmatic capabilities in no time. The two operating systems I always use, as well as my installation preference, are listed below.
Prerequisites
- Access to the internet
- Ability to unzip/extract downloaded package
- 64-bit operating system
Linux
#use curl to download the zip file and name it awscliv2.zip
curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"
#use the unzip program to extract the package, which will create a folder called ‘aws’ in the current location
unzip awscliv2.zip
#use sudo to install the CLI
sudo ./aws/install
#confirm successful installation
aws --version
Windows (PowerShell with Admin rights)
#install the msi package directly from the website
msiexec.exe /i https://awscli.amazonaws.com/AWSCLIV2.msi
OR
#install the msi package directly from the website without any user interaction
msiexec.exe /i https://awscli.amazonaws.com/AWSCLIV2.msi /qn
#confirm successful installation
aws --version