How to Install Terraform on Kali Linux Latest

Terraform is an open-source infrastructure as code software tool that allows you to define and manage your infrastructure as code. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Terraform on Kali Linux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, you will need the following:

Step 1: Download Terraform

  1. Open a terminal on your Kali Linux machine.

  2. Navigate to the Terraform download page in your web browser.

  3. Copy the link for the latest Linux distribution of Terraform.

  4. Navigate back to your terminal.

  5. Download and extract Terraform using the following commands:

    $ wget [link-to-latest-terraform-linux-distribution]
    $ unzip [terraform-zip-file-name].zip
    

    Note: replace [link-to-latest-terraform-linux-distribution] with the link you copied earlier and [terraform-zip-file-name] with the name of the downloaded Terraform zip file.

Step 2: Install Terraform

  1. In the terminal, navigate to the extracted Terraform directory using the cd command.

    $ cd [terraform-directory-name]
    

    Note: replace [terraform-directory-name] with the name of the Terraform directory you extracted.

  2. Copy the Terraform binary file to /usr/local/bin using the following command:

    $ sudo cp terraform /usr/local/bin/
    
  3. Verify the installation by checking the Terraform version using the terraform version command.

    $ terraform version
    

    If installation was successful, the version number of Terraform will be displayed in the terminal.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Terraform on Kali Linux Latest. You are now able to use Terraform to manage your infrastructure as code.

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