Install, Upgrade, and Uninstall the CLI Tool
This section explains how to install, upgrade, or uninstall the CLI Tool on Linux or Windows.
Download the Installation Package
Download the CLI Tool installation package from the Tools Catalog page (login required) to a convenient location on your local computer.
Install Linux CLI Tool
The CLI Tool installer for Linux is delivered as an RPM for RedHat/CentOS and DEB for Debian/Ubuntu.
The CLI Tool is installed in the local binaries directory /usr/local/bin.
Log into your local Linux computer as a normal user and then use sudo to run one of the following commands.
RedHat/CentOS:
sudo rpm -ivh /path_to/nameOfCliRpmFile.rpm
Debian/Ubuntu:
sudo dpkg -i / path_to / nameOfCliDebFile .deb
Upgrade Linux CLI Tool
Log into your local Linux computer as a normal user and then use sudo to run one of the following commands.
RedHat/CentOS:
sudo rpm -Uvh /path_to/nameOfCliRpmFile.rpm
Debian/Ubuntu:
sudo dpkg -i / path_to / nameOfCliDebFile .deb
The same option, -i, is used for installation or upgrade.
Uninstall the Linux CLI Tool
Log into your local Linux computer as a normal user and then use sudo to run one of the following commands.
RedHat/CentOS:
sudo rpm -e nameOfCliRpmFile
Debian/Ubuntu:
sudo dpkg -r nameOfCliDebFile
Install Windows CLI Tool
The CLI Tool installer for Windows is delivered as an .exe file.
Log into your local Windows computer as an administrator and start the installation program in the following ways.
In the Windows GUI, double-click the .exe file.
In a cmd window, run the .exe.
In a PowerShell window, run the .exe.
After starting the installation program, follow the leading prompts.
A successful installation ends with the "Installation Successfully Completed" message, and the help text for the CLI Tool is displayed.
Upgrade Windows CLI Tool
The CLI Tool cannot be directly upgraded from an existing CLI Tool installation.
If you have already installed a previous version of the CLI Tool, manually uninstall it using the Windows Control Panel's Add/Remove Programs.
After uninstalling the previous version of the CLI Tool, install the new version of the CLI Tool as described in Install Windows CLI Tool.
Uninstall the Windows CLI Tool
Log into your local Windows computer as an administrator, and from the Windows Control Panel, launch Add/Remove Programs.
Select Illumio CLI from the list and click the Uninstall button.