[SOLVED] arm64 ubuntu package installed by mistake on ubuntu x86_64

Issue

When installing AWS SAM CLI on ubuntu x86_64, I made a mistake by taking the ubuntu arm64 package. When I realized this, I uninstalled it as explained in the AWS CLI documentation.

$ sudo rm /usr/local/bin/sam
$ sudo rm -rf /usr/local/aws-sam-cli

Now, when I try to install the ubuntu x86_64 package, the system asks me if I want to replace or rename the installed packages, and when I choose yes to replace, the questions never end, the system keeps asking me to replace the packages.

I'm using Ubuntu 22.04.3

How can I solve this problem?

Solution

From your screenshot and explanation, the unzip process is encountering files that already exist from the previous installation attempt. To resolve this,

Clean Target Directory First: Before unzipping, ensure the target directory (sam-installation in your Downloads directory in your case) does not have any remnants of a previous installation. You can delete or rename the existing directory, then create a new one:

rm -rf sam-installation  # Removes the directory and its contents
mkdir sam-installation   # Creates a new empty directory
unzip aws-sam-cli-linux-x86_64.zip -d sam-installation

After extracting the package, follow the official AWS documentation to complete the installation of the AWS SAM CLI for your x86_64 system.

Answered By - Olakunle Abiola

Answer Checked By - David Goodson (WPSolving Volunteer)