Install CDP client on Linux
Install CDP client on Linux and verify that the CDP CLI client is working.
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To avoid conflicts with older versions of Python or other packages, Cloudera recommends
that you install the CDP client in a virtual environment. Use the
virtualenv
tool to create a virtual environment and install the client. - Use pip to install the client on a virtual environment:
mkdir ~/cdpclienv
virtualenv ~/cdpclienv
source ~/cdpclienv/bin/activate
~/cdpclienv/bin/pip install cdpcli
- To upgrade the CDP client to the latest version, run the following command:
~/cdpclienv/bin/pip install --upgrade cdpcli
- After the client installation process is complete, run the following command to confirm that the CDP client is working:
- If
virtualenv
is activated:cdp --version
- If
virtualenv
is not activated:~/cdpclienv/bin/cdp --version
- If