As of 2025,
sudo snap install aws-cli --classic
will install AWS CLI v2.
If you want to install v1 instead of v2, you can specify the channel as follows:
sudo snap install aws-cli --channel=v1/stable --classic
If you want to downgrade an already installed AWS CLI to v1, you can do so by executing:
sudo snap refresh aws-cli --channel=v1/stable --classic
You can check the corresponding channels and versions with:
snap info aws-cli
Result:
commands:
- aws-cli.aws
snap-id: CRrJViJiSuDcCkU31G0xpNRVNaj4P960
tracking: v1/stable
refresh-date: today at 11:57 UTC
channels:
v2/stable: 2.22.35 2025-01-15 (1148) 58MB classic
v2/candidate: ↑
v2/beta: ↑
v2/edge: ↑
latest/stable: 1.15.58 2020-04-03 (130) 15MB classic
latest/candidate: 2.22.35 2025-01-15 (1148) 58MB classic
latest/beta: ↑
latest/edge: ↑
v1/stable: 1.36.40 2025-01-15 (1150) 28MB classic
v1/candidate: ↑
v1/beta: ↑
v1/edge: ↑
installed: 1.36.40 (1150) 28MB classic
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