Request for `aws-cli` - which can now be installed conflict-free

[coolaj86]

See also:

• https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/getting-started-install.html

1. Create and secure ~/.aws/credentials

   mkdir -p ~/.aws/
   chmod 0750 ~/.aws
   
   touch ~/.aws/credentials
   chmod 0600 ~/.aws/credentials
   
   touch ~/.aws/config

Linux Conflict-Free Install

curl 'https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip' -o ./awscliv2.zip

unzip ./awscliv2.zip

./aws/install \
    --bin-dir ~/.local/opt/aws-cli \
    --install-dir ~/.local/opt/aws-cli \
    --update

macOS Conflict-Free Install

1. Create ~/.aws/choices.xml with your local install directory

   mkdir -p ~/.aws/

   mkdir -p ~/.local/opt

   echo '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
   <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
   <plist version="1.0">
     <array>
       <dict>
         <key>choiceAttribute</key>
         <string>customLocation</string>
         <key>attributeSetting</key>
         <string>'"$HOME/.local/opt"'</string>
         <key>choiceIdentifier</key>
         <string>default</string>
       </dict>
     </array>
   </plist>' > ~/.aws/choices.xml

2. Install the AWS CLI pkg using the conflict-free install directory

   curl 'https://awscli.amazonaws.com/AWSCLIV2.pkg' -o ./AWSCLIV2.pkg
   
   installer -pkg ./AWSCLIV2.pkg \
       -target 'CurrentUserHomeDirectory' \
       -applyChoiceChangesXML ~/.aws/choices.xml
   
   rm ./AWSCLIV2.pkg