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Install Terraform on Arch Linux

Install Terraform on Arch Linux and Manjaro. Official repository, AUR packages, manual binary install, and tfenv version management.

LLuca Berton1 min read

Quick Answer

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sudo pacman -S terraform
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Terraform is in the Arch Linux community repository:

sudo pacman -Syu
sudo pacman -S terraform
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Update:

sudo pacman -Syu terraform

Method 2: AUR (tfenv)

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# Using yay
yay -S tfenv
 
# Or using paru
paru -S tfenv
 
# Install and use a specific version
tfenv install 1.8.5
tfenv use 1.8.5
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# Install latest
tfenv install latest
tfenv use latest

Method 3: Manual Binary

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TERRAFORM_VERSION="1.8.5"
curl -LO "https://releases.hashicorp.com/terraform/${TERRAFORM_VERSION}/terraform_${TERRAFORM_VERSION}_linux_amd64.zip"
unzip "terraform_${TERRAFORM_VERSION}_linux_amd64.zip"
sudo mv terraform /usr/local/bin/
rm "terraform_${TERRAFORM_VERSION}_linux_amd64.zip"
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Enable Tab Completion

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# Bash
terraform -install-autocomplete
source ~/.bashrc
 
# Zsh
terraform -install-autocomplete
source ~/.zshrc
 
# Fish (manual)
complete -c terraform -f -a "(terraform | string match -r '^\w+')"
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# All from official repos or AUR
sudo pacman -S terraform-ls   # Language server for IDEs
 
# AUR packages
yay -S tflint                 # Linter
yay -S terraform-docs         # Documentation generator
yay -S tfsec                  # Security scanner
yay -S terragrunt             # Terraform wrapper

Uninstall

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# If installed via pacman
sudo pacman -Rs terraform
 
# If installed manually
sudo rm /usr/local/bin/terraform
 
# If installed via tfenv
tfenv uninstall 1.8.5

Manjaro

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Same as Arch:

sudo pamac install terraform
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sudo pacman -S terraform
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Conclusion

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Arch Linux has Terraform in the official community repo — pacman -S terraform is the simplest install. Use tfenv from AUR when you need multiple versions. Arch typically has the latest Terraform version within days of release.

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