How to install Terraform on Oracle Linux 9.3
To Install Terraform On Oracle Linux 9.3
Introduction:
Terraform is a software application utilized for the automated construction of infrastructure, eliminating the need to manually access a cloud provider's interface. Terraform possesses the capability to automatically generate, modify, and eliminate infrastructure components. It has the capacity to generate a wide array of resources including virtual machines, users, networking apparatus, and security elements. Furthermore, Terraform facilitates compatibility with a range of cloud service providers such as AWS, Azure, Google, as well as on-premises systems including VMware, KVM, and Proxmox, among others.
Installation Procedure:
Step 1: Check the OS version by using the below Command.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# cat /etc/os-release
NAME="Oracle Linux Server"
VERSION="9.3"
ID="ol"
ID_LIKE="fedora"
VARIANT="Server"
VARIANT_ID="server"
VERSION_ID="9.3"
PLATFORM_ID="platform:el9"
PRETTY_NAME="Oracle Linux Server 9.3"
ANSI_COLOR="0;31"
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:oracle:linux:9:3:server"
HOME_URL="https://linux.oracle.com/"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://github.com/oracle/oracle-linux"
ORACLE_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT="Oracle Linux 9"
ORACLE_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT_VERSION=9.3
ORACLE_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Oracle Linux"
ORACLE_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION=9.3
Step 2: Install yum-utils package by using the below command
[root@linuxhelp ~]# dnf install -y yum-utils
Oracle Linux 9 BaseOS Latest (x86_64) 20 kB/s | 3.6 kB 00:00
Oracle Linux 9 BaseOS Latest (x86_64) 17 MB/s | 25 MB 00:01
Oracle Linux 9 Application Stream Packages (x86_64) 22 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
Oracle Linux 9 Application Stream Packages (x86_64) 17 MB/s | 34 MB 00:02
Oracle Linux 9 UEK Release 7 (x86_64) 10 kB/s | 3.0 kB 00:00
Oracle Linux 9 UEK Release 7 (x86_64) 17 MB/s | 33 MB 00:01
Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:09 ago on Sunday 19 May 2024 10:48:15 PM.
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Installing:
yum-utils noarch 4.3.0-13.0.1.el9 ol9_baseos_latest 53 k
Upgrading:
dnf-plugins-core noarch 4.3.0-13.0.1.el9 ol9_baseos_latest 55 k
python3-dnf-plugins-core noarch 4.3.0-13.0.1.el9 ol9_baseos_latest 338 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package
Upgrade 2 Packages
Total download size: 446 k
Downloading Packages:
(1/3): yum-utils-4.3.0-13.0.1.el9.noarch.rpm 190 kB/s | 53 kB 00:00
(2/3): dnf-plugins-core-4.3.0-13.0.1.el9.noarch.rpm 82 kB/s | 55 kB 00:00
(3/3): python3-dnf-plugins-core-4.3.0-13.0.1.el9.noarch.rpm 295 kB/s | 338 kB 00:01
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Total 384 kB/s | 446 kB 00:01
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
Preparing : 1/1
Upgrading : python3-dnf-plugins-core-4.3.0-13.0.1.el9.noarch 1/5
Upgrading : dnf-plugins-core-4.3.0-13.0.1.el9.noarch 2/5
Installing : yum-utils-4.3.0-13.0.1.el9.noarch 3/5
Cleanup : dnf-plugins-core-4.3.0-11.0.1.el9_3.noarch 4/5
Cleanup : python3-dnf-plugins-core-4.3.0-11.0.1.el9_3.noarch 5/5
Running scriptlet: python3-dnf-plugins-core-4.3.0-11.0.1.el9_3.noarch 5/5
Verifying : yum-utils-4.3.0-13.0.1.el9.noarch 1/5
Verifying : dnf-plugins-core-4.3.0-13.0.1.el9.noarch 2/5
Verifying : dnf-plugins-core-4.3.0-11.0.1.el9_3.noarch 3/5
Verifying : python3-dnf-plugins-core-4.3.0-13.0.1.el9.noarch 4/5
Verifying : python3-dnf-plugins-core-4.3.0-11.0.1.el9_3.noarch 5/5
Upgraded:
dnf-plugins-core-4.3.0-13.0.1.el9.noarch python3-dnf-plugins-core-4.3.0-13.0.1.el9.noarch
Installed:
yum-utils-4.3.0-13.0.1.el9.noarch
Complete!
Step 3: Add yum repository by using the below command.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# yum-config-manager --add-repo https://rpm.releases.hashicorp.com/RHEL/hashicorp.repo
Adding repo from: https://rpm.releases.hashicorp.com/RHEL/hashicorp.repo
Step 4: Confirm if repository is added and working by using the below command.
[root@linuxhelp ~]# dnf repolist
repo id repo name
hashicorp Hashicorp Stable - x86_64
ol9_UEKR7 Oracle Linux 9 UEK Release 7 (x86_64)
ol9_appstream Oracle Linux 9 Application Stream Packages (x86_64)
ol9_baseos_latest Oracle Linux 9 BaseOS Latest (x86_64)
Note: If you can see hashicorp from the list proceed to install terraform.
Step 5: Install terraform by using the below command
[root@linuxhelp ~]# yum -y install terraform
Hashicorp Stable - x86_64 3.8 MB/s | 1.4 MB 00:00
Last metadata expiration check: 0:00:01 ago on Sunday 19 May 2024 10:49:44 PM.
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Installing:
terraform x86_64 1.8.3-1 hashicorp 26 M
Installing dependencies:
git x86_64 2.43.0-1.el9 ol9_appstream 65 k
git-core x86_64 2.43.0-1.el9 ol9_appstream 4.5 M
git-core-doc noarch 2.43.0-1.el9 ol9_appstream 3.9 M
perl-Error noarch 1:0.17029-7.el9 ol9_appstream 57 k
perl-Git noarch 2.43.0-1.el9 ol9_appstream 42 k
perl-TermReadKey x86_64 2.38-11.el9 ol9_appstream 42 k
perl-lib x86_64 0.65-481.el9 ol9_appstream 13 k
Transaction Summary
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Install 8 Packages
Total download size: 35 M
Installed size: 122 M
Downloading Packages:
(1/8): git-2.43.0-1.el9.x86_64.rpm 171 kB/s | 65 kB 00:00
(2/8): git-core-doc-2.43.0-1.el9.noarch.rpm 8.2 MB/s | 3.9 MB 00:00
(3/8): perl-Error-0.17029-7.el9.noarch.rpm 568 kB/s | 57 kB 00:00
(4/8): perl-Git-2.43.0-1.el9.noarch.rpm 496 kB/s | 42 kB 00:00
(5/8): perl-TermReadKey-2.38-11.el9.x86_64.rpm 267 kB/s | 42 kB 00:00
(6/8): terraform-1.8.3-1.x86_64.rpm 15 MB/s | 26 MB 00:01
(7/8): perl-lib-0.65-481.el9.x86_64.rpm 31 kB/s | 13 kB 00:00
(8/8): git-core-2.43.0-1.el9.x86_64.rpm 2.2 MB/s | 4.5 MB 00:02
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Total 17 MB/s | 35 MB 00:02
Hashicorp Stable - x86_64 28 kB/s | 3.9 kB 00:00
Importing GPG key 0xA621E701:
Userid : "HashiCorp Security (HashiCorp Package Signing) <security+packaging@hashicorp.com>"
Fingerprint: 798A EC65 4E5C 1542 8C8E 42EE AA16 FCBC A621 E701
From : https://rpm.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg
Key imported successfully
Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded.
Running transaction
Preparing : 1/1
Installing : git-core-2.43.0-1.el9.x86_64 1/8
Installing : git-core-doc-2.43.0-1.el9.noarch 2/8
Installing : perl-lib-0.65-481.el9.x86_64 3/8
Installing : perl-TermReadKey-2.38-11.el9.x86_64 4/8
Installing : perl-Error-1:0.17029-7.el9.noarch 5/8
Installing : perl-Git-2.43.0-1.el9.noarch 6/8
Installing : git-2.43.0-1.el9.x86_64 7/8
Installing : terraform-1.8.3-1.x86_64 8/8
Running scriptlet: terraform-1.8.3-1.x86_64 8/8
Verifying : terraform-1.8.3-1.x86_64 1/8
Verifying : git-2.43.0-1.el9.x86_64 2/8
Verifying : git-core-2.43.0-1.el9.x86_64 3/8
Verifying : git-core-doc-2.43.0-1.el9.noarch 4/8
Verifying : perl-Error-1:0.17029-7.el9.noarch 5/8
Verifying : perl-Git-2.43.0-1.el9.noarch 6/8
Verifying : perl-TermReadKey-2.38-11.el9.x86_64 7/8
Verifying : perl-lib-0.65-481.el9.x86_64 8/8
Installed:
git-2.43.0-1.el9.x86_64 git-core-2.43.0-1.el9.x86_64 git-core-doc-2.43.0-1.el9.noarch perl-Error-1:0.17029-7.el9.noarch
perl-Git-2.43.0-1.el9.noarch perl-TermReadKey-2.38-11.el9.x86_64 perl-lib-0.65-481.el9.x86_64 terraform-1.8.3-1.x86_64
Complete!
Step 6: Check the version of Terraform to validate our installation by using the below command
[root@linuxhelp ~]# terraform version
Terraform v1.8.3
on linux_amd64
Conclusion:
We have reached the end of this article. In this guide, we have walked you through the steps required to install Terraform on Oracle Linux 9.3. Your feedback is much welcome.
Q
Is there a specific directory structure for Terraform projects?
A
While there's no strict directory structure, it's a common practice to organize Terraform files (.tf) into directories based on the environment or functionality.
Q
Can I upgrade Terraform to the latest version?
A
Yes, you can upgrade Terraform to the latest version using the package manager:
dnf upgrade terraform
dnf upgrade terraform
Q
How do I check the installed Terraform version?
A
After installation, you can verify the Terraform version using the command: terraform -v
Q
What is Terraform?
A
Terraform is an open-source infrastructure as code (IaC) tool used for efficiently building, changing, and versioning infrastructure.
dnf remove terraform