How To Install awscli on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install awscli in AlmaLinux 8. awscli is Universal Command Line Environment for AWS

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install awscli on AlmaLinux 8.

What is awscli

This package provides a unified command line interface to Amazon Web Services.

We can use yum or dnf to install awscli on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install awscli.

Install awscli on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install awscli using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install awscli

Install awscli on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install awscli using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install awscli

How To Uninstall awscli on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the awscli package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove awscli

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install awscli on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.