How to install Cloud Foundry CLI on Ubuntu

Question

I am a docker newbie.

I have an ubuntu image and wanted to install Cloud Foundry CLI on it and am unable to do so.

I downloaded the binary for CF CLI from https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cli/releases and untarred it. The untar is successful but I am unable to run the CLI.

When i run the cf i get /bin/sh: ./cf: not found message.

Answer 1

A couple ways to do this. Edit your path. Place the following in ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bashrc.

PATH=$PATH:/path/to/directory/containingcf

Or put cf in /usr/bin/ or somewhere that is already on your path.

Answer 2

If cf executable in current directory just use "./cf". In general it is better to place cf executable somewhere in your PATH.

Answer 3

Please make sure the cf file has executable permissions and it is suitable for your OS architecture (e.g. Boot2Docker 1.5.0 works only with "Linux 32 bit" cf binary).