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Install Chef Infra Client RC3 using a native installer

The Chef Infra Client native installers provide an efficient way to install the Chef Infra Client on both Debian and RPM-based distributions. Users can download and install the pre-built .deb or .rpm packages using their existing package management tools, simplifying the deployment process for managing system configurations.

Supported platforms

This install method is supported on Linux x86-64 systems. To install on Windows, use the migration tool.

Prerequisites

This install process has the following prerequisites:

  • Chef Workstation isn’t installed on the target system.

  • On Debian-based systems, the dpkg package manager is installed on the target system.

  • On RPM-based systems, the RPM and either the DNF or Yum package managers are installed on the target system.

    For Amazon Linux 2, use the RPM and Yum package managers.

  • You have a valid Progress Chef License key.

  • The target system is connected to the internet.

Install Chef Infra Client

To install Chef Infra Client 19, follow these steps:

  1. Download the Chef Infra Client installer.

    • Download Debian-based installer

      For Debian-based distributions:

      • Using Wget:

        wget -O "chef-infra-client-19.1.rc2_amd64.deb" "https://chef-hab-migration-tool-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/rc2_hab_pkg_chef_client/rc2_installer_folder/chef-infra-client-19.1.rc2_amd64.deb?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAW4FPVFT6BIP2EQW7&Signature=juoMKNP%2BAnq6cV61c%2BIrj2OIhFI%3D&Expires=1756222738"

      • Using curl:

        curl -o "chef-infra-client-19.1.rc2_amd64.deb" "https://chef-hab-migration-tool-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/rc2_hab_pkg_chef_client/rc2_installer_folder/chef-infra-client-19.1.rc2_amd64.deb?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAW4FPVFT6BIP2EQW7&Signature=juoMKNP%2BAnq6cV61c%2BIrj2OIhFI%3D&Expires=1756222738"
    • Download RPM-based installer

      For RPM-based distributions:

      • Using Wget:

        wget -O chef-infra-client-19.1.rc2.amzn2.x86_64.rpm "https://chef-hab-migration-tool-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/rc2_hab_pkg_chef_client/rc2_installer_folder/chef-infra-client-19.1.rc2.amzn2.x86_64.rpm?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAW4FPVFT6BIP2EQW7&Signature=YNL2rOEpPflwG4PPyvIcofHBZ%2Fc%3D&Expires=1756222794"

      • Using curl:

        curl -o chef-infra-client-19.1.rc2.amzn2.x86_64.rpm "https://chef-hab-migration-tool-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/rc2_hab_pkg_chef_client/rc2_installer_folder/chef-infra-client-19.1.rc2.amzn2.x86_64.rpm?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAW4FPVFT6BIP2EQW7&Signature=YNL2rOEpPflwG4PPyvIcofHBZ%2Fc%3D&Expires=1756222794"

  2. Navigate to the directory with the installer

    cd /path/to/downloaded/installer

  3. Install the package.

  4. Verify the installation:

    chef-client --version

Next step

After installing Chef Infra Client, you can test it by running an example cookbook.

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