Install the Session Manager plugin on Amazon Linux 2, Amazon Linux 2023, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux distributions

Use the following procedure to install the Session Manager plugin on Amazon Linux 2, Amazon Linux 2023 (AL2023), and RHEL distributions.

Note

The Session Manager plugin is not supported on Amazon Linux 1. It is supported on Amazon Linux 2 and later distributions.

1. Download and install the Session Manager plugin RPM package.

   x86_64

   On Amazon Linux 2 and RHEL 7, run the following command:

   sudo yum install -y https://s3.amazonaws.com/session-manager-downloads/plugin/latest/linux_64bit/session-manager-plugin.rpm

   On AL2023 and RHEL 8 and 9, run the following command:

   sudo dnf install -y https://s3.amazonaws.com/session-manager-downloads/plugin/latest/linux_64bit/session-manager-plugin.rpm

   x86

   On RHEL 7, run the following command:

   sudo yum install -y https://s3.amazonaws.com/session-manager-downloads/plugin/latest/linux_32bit/session-manager-plugin.rpm

   On RHEL 8 and 9, run the following command:

   sudo dnf install -y https://s3.amazonaws.com/session-manager-downloads/plugin/latest/linux_32bit/session-manager-plugin.rpm

   ARM64

   On Amazon Linux 2 and RHEL 7, run the following command:

   sudo yum install -y https://s3.amazonaws.com/session-manager-downloads/plugin/latest/linux_arm64/session-manager-plugin.rpm

   On AL2023 and RHEL 8 and 9, run the following command:

   sudo dnf install -y https://s3.amazonaws.com/session-manager-downloads/plugin/latest/linux_arm64/session-manager-plugin.rpm

2. Verify that the installation was successful. For information, see Verify the Session Manager plugin installation.

Note

If you want to uninstall the plugin, run sudo yum erase session-manager-plugin -y