Azure CLI - xPlat from Ubuntu

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The following are the steps to Install Azure CLI on Ubuntu. Previously I blogged on how to do this from SUSE Linux ( https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/girishp/2015/08/20/azure-from-a-linux-mac-environmentinstall-linux-install-azure-cli-and-work-with-azure/ ). The one below is for Ubuntu Linux.

1. Login to your X-Window session manager on Linux 1

 

2. Install NPM
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup\_4.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs
Alternatively, for Node.js v5:
curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup\_5.x | sudo -E bash -
sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

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P.S.: curl package must be installed on server for these code lines.

3. Install Node js
Sudo apt-get install nodejs

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4. Install NPM 4

5. Download Azure CLI from the below link and then extract it.
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/xplat-cli-install/

 

6. Now Install Azure CLI
Sudo npm install azure-cli -g

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7. Now check Azure CLI Works 6

8. Azure CLI login 7

9. Device Auth through browser 89

 

10. Login complete 10

11. Run CLI commands
Show your account details. Last param is Subscription ID

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Conclusion: Enjoy setting up, configuring, deploying and tearing down assets and resources in Azure from the command line, like a regular UNIX guy/gal.