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How to Install Terraform on Gentoo Linux - Complete Step-by-Step Guide

Step-by-step guide to install Terraform on Gentoo Linux. Install HashiCorp Terraform using emerge, verify the installation, and configure your first project.

LLuca Berton2 min read
How to Install Terraform on Gentoo Linux - Complete Step-by-Step Guide

Introduction

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Terraform is the industry-standard Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool for provisioning and managing cloud resources. This guide shows you how to install Terraform on Gentoo Linux in under 5 minutes.

Prerequisites

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  • A Gentoo Linux system (physical or virtual machine)
  • Root or sudo access
  • An active internet connection

Install Terraform on Gentoo Linux

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sudo emerge --ask app-admin/terraform
 
# If not in the main tree, use the HashiCorp overlay
sudo eselect repository enable hashicorp
sudo emerge --sync hashicorp
sudo emerge --ask app-admin/terraform

Verify the Installation

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terraform -version

Expected output:

Terraform v1.12.x
on linux_amd64

Enable Tab Completion

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terraform -install-autocomplete
source ~/.bashrc

Alternative: Install from Binary

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TERRAFORM_VERSION=$(curl -s https://checkpoint-api.hashicorp.com/v1/check/terraform | grep -oP '"current_version":"\K[^"]+')
wget "https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/${TERRAFORM_VERSION}/terraform_${TERRAFORM_VERSION}_linux_amd64.zip"
unzip "terraform_${TERRAFORM_VERSION}_linux_amd64.zip"
sudo mv terraform /usr/local/bin/
terraform -version

Alternative: Install with tfenv

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git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/tfutils/tfenv.git ~/.tfenv
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.tfenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
tfenv install latest
tfenv use latest

Your First Terraform Project

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mkdir ~/terraform-demo && cd ~/terraform-demo
cat > main.tf << 'EOF'
terraform {
  required_providers {
    local = {
      source  = "hashicorp/local"
      version = "~> 2.0"
    }
  }
}
 
resource "local_file" "hello" {
  content  = "Hello from Terraform on Gentoo Linux!"
  filename = "${path.module}/hello.txt"
}
EOF
 
terraform init
terraform apply -auto-approve
cat hello.txt

Upgrade Terraform

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sudo emerge --update app-admin/terraform

Uninstall Terraform

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sudo emerge --unmerge app-admin/terraform

Next Steps

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