How to install Terraform on Debian Latest

Terraform is an infrastructure-as-code tool that allows users to manage, provision and maintain infrastructure as code. Terraform is an open source tool, and in this tutorial, we will follow a few simple steps to install it on a Debian-based Linux distribution.

Prerequisites

Before we install Terraform, we need to ensure our system meets certain requirements:

• A Debian-based Linux distribution such as Debian, Ubuntu or Mint.
• You have root or sudo access to your system.

Step 1: Install curl

We will use curl to download Terraform from its official website. To install curl, run the following command in your terminal:

sudo apt install curl

Step 2: Download Terraform

Now that we have installed curl, we can proceed to download Terraform using the command below:

curl -O https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/0.14.7/terraform_0.14.7_linux_amd64.zip

This command downloads the latest stable version of Terraform at the time of writing this tutorial. You can find the latest version of Terraform on their official website.

Step 3: Install Unzip

To unzip the Terraform file, we need to have unzip tool installed. To install it, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install unzip

Step 4: Unzip the Terraform file

Now that we have downloaded terraform, we need to unzip the file using the following command:

unzip terraform_0.14.7_linux_amd64.zip

Step 5: Move the Terraform binary

After the file has been unzipped, move the binary to your preferred location. For this tutorial, we will move it to /usr/local/bin. Move the Terraform binary using:

sudo mv terraform /usr/local/bin/

Step 6: Confirm installation

To verify if Terraform was installed properly, run the following command:

terraform --version

This command should output the installed version of Terraform.

Conclusion

You have now successfully installed Terraform on your Debian-based Linux distribution. You can now use Terraform to manage your infrastructure as code by writing declarative configuration files.