---
title: "2010 06 02 install ec2 tools debian"
description: "Download the zip files for the tools:"
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source: "Claudary"
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author: "Claude Code Knowledge Pack"
date: 2026-07-10T10:58:46.492Z
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attribution: "2010 06 02 install ec2 tools debian — Claudary (https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/2010-06-02-install-ec2-tools-debian)"
---

# 2010 06 02 install ec2 tools debian
Download the zip files for the tools:

## Overview

---
title: Install EC2 AMI & API Tools in Debian
date: 2010-06-02
draft: false
slug: install-ec2-tools-debian
tags: ["aws", "ec2", "debian", "iaas"]
description: A quick run-down on installing EC2 AMI & API Tools in Debian...
---

Download the zip files for the tools:

    ```bash
    $ wget http://s3.amazonaws.com/ec2-downloads/ec2-api-tools.zip
    $ wget http://s3.amazonaws.com/ec2-downloads/ec2-ami-tools.zip
```

Unzip the tools:

    ```bash
    $ unzip ec2-api-tools.zip
    $ unzip ec2-ami-tools.zip
```

This will give you some directories with version numbers appended.
Put them in a safe place:

    ```bash
    $ mkdir /usr/local/ec2
    $ cp -r ec2-ami-tools-1.3-34544/* /usr/local/ec2/
    $ cp -r ec2-api-tools-1.3-42584/* /usr/local/ec2/
```

Install Java:

    ```bash
    $ apt-get install sun-java6-jre
```

Edit the system-wide profile:

    ```bash
    $ vi /etc/profile
```

Add the following to the file:

    ```bash
    # EC2 Tools
    export EC2_HOME=/usr/local/ec2
    export PATH=$PATH:$EC2_HOME/bin
    export JAVA_HOME=/usr
```

When someone logs in, their environment will be ready and raring
to go. Users can then issue commands such as:

    ```bash
    $ ec2-describe-instances -K pk-HZF5F4JFK4ZCKLU6FCVW25DQSEHQQ4LH.pem -C cert-HZF5F4JFK4ZCKLU6FCVW25DQSEHQQ4LH.pem

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