Terraform is an open-source infrastructure as code tool that helps you manage your infrastructure using declarative code. It enables you to describe your infrastructure in a high-level configuration language and then deploy it to different cloud providers.
This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Terraform on POP! OS Latest.
Make sure you have the following installed:
Before installing Terraform, update your system to ensure that you have the latest packages installed.
Open the terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T and run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
This will update your system and install the latest packages.
To install Terraform on POP! OS Latest, follow these steps:
Download the latest Terraform binary from the official website. You can use the wget command to download the binary:
wget https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/1.0.5/terraform_1.0.5_linux_amd64.zip
Replace the version number with the latest version available on the website.
Unzip the executable:
unzip terraform_1.0.5_linux_amd64.zip
Move the Terraform binary to the appropriate directory:
sudo mv terraform /usr/local/bin/
Change the permissions of the binary:
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/terraform
Verify the installation by running the following command:
terraform version
This will display the version of Terraform installed on your system.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Terraform on POP! OS Latest. You can now use Terraform to manage your infrastructure using declarative code.
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