Install Azure CLI and Azure Functions Core Tools on Ubuntu

In this article, we will take a comprehensive look at how to install both the Azure CLI and the Azure Functions Core Tools on an Ubuntu system. By the end of this article, you will have a fully functional setup of Azure CLI and Azure Functions Core Tools on your Ubuntu machine, enabling you to manage your Azure resources and develop Azure Functions locally.

AZ CLI Installation

Login to Ubuntu VM

• Use ssh command to login into Ubuntu VM using private key and IP address.

• Replace azureuser@xx.xxx.xxx.xx with your VM username and public IP address.

• Also provide the path to pem key (C:\Users\Varaprasad.Reddy\Downloads\ubuntu-vm_key.pem) where you downloaded your private key while creating the VM.

ssh -i C:\Users\Varaprasad.Reddy\Downloads\ubuntu-vm_key.pem azureuser@xx.xxx.xxx.xx

Verify Ubuntu version

lsb_release -a

Azure CLI installation command

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

Verify AZ CLI installation

az version

Azure Functions Core Tools Installation

Azure Functions Core Tools installation commands

curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor > microsoft.gpg
sudo mv microsoft.gpg /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/microsoft.gpg
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/microsoft-ubuntu-$(lsb_release -cs)-prod $(lsb_release -cs) main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dotnetdev.list'
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install azure-functions-core-tools-4

Verify Azure Functions Core Tools installation

func --version

Conclusion

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