Installing Toolkits

2.3 Installing Toolkits

This section provides instructions to install the latest version of AWS CLI v2 and the jq tool for processing JSON responses.

Update AWS CLI v2 to the Latest Version

  1. Check Current AWS CLI Version:

    Run the following command on your EC2 instance to check the current version of AWS CLI:

    aws --version
# aws-cli/2.17.18 Python/3.9.20 Linux/6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023.x86_64 source/x86_64.amzn.2023

    If the current version is AWS CLI v2.17.18 or older, you need to upgrade it to support Amazon S3 Tables.

  2. Update AWS CLI v2:

    Execute the following commands to download, unzip, and install the latest version of AWS CLI:

    curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"
unzip awscliv2.zip
sudo ./aws/install --bin-dir /usr/local/bin --install-dir /usr/local/aws-cli --update

    install-aws-cli

    This will install AWS CLI v2 at /usr/local/bin.

  3. Reload Environment Variables:

    After the installation is complete, reload the environment variables and verify the updated version:

    source ~/.bashrc
aws --version
# aws-cli/2.23.2 Python/3.12.6 Linux/6.1.119-129.201.amzn2023.x86_64 exe/x86_64.amzn.2023

Install jq Tool

jq is a powerful tool for processing and analyzing JSON data.

  1. Check if jq is Preinstalled:

    On AWS Linux, jq is often preinstalled. To verify, run:

    jq --version

  2. Install jq (if not installed):

    If jq is not available, install it using the following command:

    sudo apt-get install jq

  3. Verify Installation:

    After installation, confirm that jq is working correctly by checking its version:

    jq --version