Steps to install terraform on Ubuntu / Ubuntu cloud server

 

Steps to install terraform on Ubuntu / Ubuntu cloud server :

1. Install unzip

   sudo apt-get install unzip
   

2. Confirm the latest version number on the terraform website:

   https://www.terraform.io/downloads.html
   

3. Download latest version of the terraform (substituting newer version number if needed)

   wget https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/1.0.7/terraform_1.0.7_linux_amd64.zip
   

4. Extract the downloaded file archive

   unzip terraform_1.0.7_linux_amd64.zip
   

5. Move the executable into a directory searched for executables

   sudo mv terraform /usr/local/bin/
   

6. Run it

   terraform --version