# Azure CLI

## About this Install Guide

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This guide shows you how to install and use the tool with the most common configuration. For advanced options and complete reference information, see the official documentation. Some install guides also include optional next steps to help you explore related workflows or integrations.

[Azure CLI](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/) is a cross-platform command-line tool that can be installed locally on development computers. Azure CLI is used to connect to Azure and execute administrative commands on Azure resources.

It is available for a variety of operating systems and Linux distributions and has multiple ways to install it.

## How do I prepare to install the Azure CLI on Ubuntu?

[General installation information](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli-linux?pivots=apt) is available which covers all supported Linux distributions. Starting with version 2.46.0, Azure CLI supports Arm64 Linux distributions. The ‘apt’ package manager contains both x86_64 and Arm64 packages for Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, and Ubuntu 24.04.

## How do I install the Azure CLI using the installation script?

Confirm you are using an Arm machine by running:

```
uname -m
```

The output should be:

```
__output__ aarch64
```

If you see a different result, you are not using an Arm computer running 64-bit Linux.

You can install Azure CLI using the following script. This script pulls required Arm64 packages and installs those on the system:

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

Execute the following command to verify the Azure CLI is installed correctly:

```
az version
```

You should see an output similar to:

```
__output__
{
  "azure-cli": "2.75.0",
  "azure-cli-core": "2.75.0",
  "azure-cli-telemetry": "1.1.0",
  "extensions": {}
}
```

If you prefer installing the Azure CLI using Python3, follow the instructions below.

## How do I download and install the Azure CLI using pip?

Another way to install Azure CLI for Ubuntu on Arm is to use Python pip.

Install Python pip and create a virtual environment:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3-pip python-is-python3 python3-venv -y
python -m venv azure-cli-venv
```

Activate it and install Azure CLI:

```
source azure-cli-venv/bin/activate
pip install azure-cli
```

The pip install updates `$HOME/.profile` with the path the `az` executable. Check the executable is available by printing the version:

```
source $HOME/.profile
az version
```

You should see an output similar to:

```
__output__
{
  "azure-cli": "2.75.0",
  "azure-cli-core": "2.75.0",
  "azure-cli-telemetry": "1.1.0",
  "extensions": {}
}
```

After a successful log in, you can use the [Azure CLI](https://learn.arm.com/install-guides/azure-cli/) and automation tools like [Terraform](https://learn.arm.com/install-guides/terraform/) from the terminal.