In this guide, we will walk through the step-by-step process of installing Terraform and preparing your local environment for infrastructure automation. What You'll Learn Install Terraform on Linux Install AWS CLI Configure AWS credentials Verify your setup Set up VS Code for Terraform development Step 1: Install Terraform # Update package list sudo apt-get update # Install required packages sudo apt-get install -y gnupg software-properties-common wget gpg # Add HashiCorp GPG key wget -O- https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg gpg --no-default-keyring --keyring /usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg --fingerprint # Add HashiCorp repository echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/hashicorp-archive-keyring.gpg] \ https://apt.releases.hashicorp.com $( lsb_release -cs ) main" | \ sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/hashicorp.list # Update and install Terraform sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install -y terraform Enter fullscreen…