Installing azure-cli on Ubuntu 17.04 LTS

Example of installing azure-cli on Ubuntu 17.04 LTS using the command sudo apt-get install azure-cli.


 

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Quick installation of azure-cli:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: azure-cli

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install azure-cli

Package Details

Package:azure-cli
Version:0.1.0~b7-1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli
Description:Next generation multi-platform command line experience for Azure The Microsoft Azure CLI allows you to orchestrate Azure from the command line, interacting with Azure active directory, web apps, virtual machines, virtual networks, storage, redis and more.
Distro:Ubuntu 17.04
Release:
Repo/Section:universe/net

How to install azure-cli on Ubuntu 17.04?

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 17.04 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If azure-cli is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L azure-cli' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L azure-cli
dpkg-query: package 'azure-cli' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing azure-cli:

After system update use the following command to install azure-cli:

sudo apt-get install azure-cli

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 17.04 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove azure-cli from Ubuntu 17.04?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the azure-cli from Ubuntu 17.04. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the azure-cli following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  azure-cli

Following command is used to remove the azure-cli package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove azure-cli

This will remove azure-cli and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing azure-cli with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge azure-cli

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove azure-cli

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with azure-cli package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.