Install Azure cli

 How to install azure cli on Ubuntu:

I am using wsl (Windows Subsystem for Linux) i.e I have a working Ubuntu v20 on my windows desktop & laptop and can you use my windows machine as a regular linux vm. 

More on WSL  https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10

My Ubuntu:

samshaik@shaikprod:~$ cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Ubuntu"
VERSION="18.04.4 LTS (Bionic Beaver)"
ID=ubuntu
ID_LIKE=debian
PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS"
VERSION_ID="18.04"
HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
VERSION_CODENAME=bionic
UBUNTU_CODENAME=bionic

If you have already azure cli installed then you can remove it as below:

sudo apt remove azure-cli -y && sudo apt autoremove -y

samshaik@shaikprod:~$ sudo apt remove azure-cli -y && sudo apt autoremove -y

[sudo] password for samshaik:

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:

  libdumbnet1

Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove it.

The following packages will be REMOVED:

  azure-cli

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 6 not upgraded.

After this operation, 496 MB disk space will be freed.

(Reading database ... 67032 files and directories currently installed.)

Removing azure-cli (2.1.0-1~bionic) ...

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

The following packages will be REMOVED:

  libdumbnet1

0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 6 not upgraded.

After this operation, 91.1 kB disk space will be freed.

(Reading database ... 30029 files and directories currently installed.)

Removing libdumbnet1:amd64 (1.12-7build1) ...

Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...

You can install azure cli in a single command as below:

curl -sL https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCLIDeb | sudo bash

samshaik@shaikprod:~$ curl -sL https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCLIDeb | sudo bash

Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease [88.7 kB]

Selecting previously unselected package azure-cli.

(Reading database ... 30020 files and directories currently installed.)

Preparing to unpack .../azure-cli_2.22.1-1~bionic_all.deb ...

Unpacking azure-cli (2.22.1-1~bionic) ...

Setting up azure-cli (2.22.1-1~bionic) ...

Verify the version:

samshaik@shaikprod:~$ az -v

azure-cli                         2.22.1

core                              2.22.1

telemetry                          1.0.6

Python location '/opt/az/bin/python3'

Extensions directory '/home/samshaik/.azure/cliextensions'

Python (Linux) 3.6.10 (default, Apr 19 2021, 07:29:42)

[GCC 7.5.0]

Legal docs and information: aka.ms/AzureCliLegal

Your CLI is up-to-date.