{"id":2525,"date":"2018-07-17T04:25:14","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T04:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/?p=2525"},"modified":"2018-07-17T04:25:14","modified_gmt":"2018-07-17T04:25:14","slug":"create-and-launch-clear-linux-from-amazon-web-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/?p=2525","title":{"rendered":"Create and launch Clear Linux from Amazon Web Services"},"content":{"rendered":"

This tutorial walks you through creating and launching a Clear Linux\u00a0AMI<\/abbr>\u00a0instance from the\u00a0AWS<\/abbr>\u00a0console and complete the following tasks:<\/p>\n

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  1. Locate and select the Clear Linux OS Basic AMI in the AWS Marketplace.<\/li>\n
  2. Create a new public and private key pair to allow you to connect to your Clear Linux instance securely.<\/li>\n
  3. Launch the new Clear Linux instance and connect to it.<\/li>\n
  4. Update your instance of Clear Linux using the\u00a0swupd<\/strong>\u00a0command.<\/li>\n
  5. Stop the Clear Linux instance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Prerequisites<\/h2>\n

    This tutorial assumes the following statements are true: * You are using a linux-based system to access AWS and can run\u00a0SSH<\/strong><\/p>\n

    to access the remote Clear Linux AWS image.<\/div>\n
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    • Your browser puts downloaded files in the\u00a0$HOME\/Downloads<\/span>\u00a0directory.<\/li>\n
    • You have already set up an AWS user account and logged into the AWS console.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      \n

      Note<\/p>\n

      This tutorial uses a Clear Linux AMI t2.micro instance that is eligible for the AWS free tier. To learn more about AWS and setting up an account, visit the AWS website at\u00a0http:\/\/aws.amazon.com\u00a0<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

      \n

      Locate, select, and launch the Clear Linux OS Basic AMI<\/h2>\n
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      1. \n

        Start from your main AWS services console menu in your browser and select the\u00a0EC2<\/em>\u00a0text as shown in figure 1:<\/p>\n

        \"AWS<\/p>\n

        Figure 1:\u00a0AWS Console<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

        This selection brings up your\u00a0EC2 Dashboard<\/em>\u00a0menu.<\/li>\n

      2. \n

        To create a new Clear Linux instance from the\u00a0EC2 Dashboard<\/em>\u00a0menu, select the\u00a0Launch Instance<\/em>\u00a0button as shown in figure 2:<\/p>\n

        \"EC2<\/p>\n

        Figure 2:\u00a0EC2 Dashboard<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

        This selection takes you to the\u00a0Step 1: Choose an Amazon Machine Image (AMI)<\/em>\u00a0menu.<\/li>\n

      3. \n

        To find the\u00a0|CL| OS Basic<\/em>\u00a0AMI in the\u00a0Step 1: Choose an Amazon Machine Image (AMI)<\/em>\u00a0menu, do the following:<\/p>\n

          \n
        1. \n

          In the lefthand navigation window, select the\u00a0AWS Marketplace<\/em>\u00a0menu item to bring up the search bar to\u00a0Search AWS Marketplace Products<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        2. \n

          In the search bar, type clear linux os and hit the\u00a0Enter<\/span>\u00a0key to search for and locate the\u00a0|CL| OS Basic<\/em>\u00a0AMI.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

        3. \n

          Select the\u00a0|CL| OS Basic<\/em>\u00a0AMI by clicking on the\u00a0Select<\/em>\u00a0button as shown in figure 3:<\/p>\n

          \"Step<\/p>\n

          Figure 3:\u00a0Step 1: Choose AMI<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

        4. \n

          A pop-up dialog box appears showing you more information about the\u00a0|CL| OS Basic<\/em>\u00a0AMI along with the pricing details for running Clear Linux on different platform configurations as shown in figure 4. Select the\u00a0Continue<\/em>\u00a0button.<\/p>\n

          \"Clear<\/p>\n

          Figure 4:\u00a0Clear Linux OS Basic<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n

        5. \n

          The\u00a0Choose Instance Type<\/em>\u00a0menu appears as shown in figure 5.<\/p>\n

          \"Choose<\/p>\n

          Figure 5:\u00a0Choose an Instance Type<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

          Select the\u00a0t2.micro<\/em>\u00a0type by clicking the box on the left side of the instance and then select the\u00a0Review and Launch<\/em>\u00a0button to move to the\u00a0Step 7: Review the Instance Launch<\/em>\u00a0menu.<\/p>\n

          \n

          Note<\/p>\n

          You can configure the instance details, add additional storage, add tags, and configure the security group before selecting the\u00a0Review and Launch<\/em>\u00a0button if you want to further customize this Clear Linux instance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n

        6. \n

          The\u00a0Step 7: Review the Instance Launch<\/em>\u00a0menu, shown in figure 6, allows you to\u00a0Cancel<\/em>\u00a0the process, return to the\u00a0Previous<\/em>screen to change the configuration or\u00a0Launch<\/em>\u00a0the instance defined.<\/p>\n

          \"Step<\/p>\n

          Figure 6:\u00a0Step 7: Review the Instance Launch<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

            \n
          1. \n

            Select the\u00a0Launch<\/em>\u00a0button. A dialog box appears, as shown in figure 7, asking you to\u00a0Select an existing key pair or create a new pair<\/em>.<\/p>\n

            \"Select<\/p>\n

            Figure 7:\u00a0Select an existing key pair or create a new pair<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

              \n
            1. \n

              Select the\u00a0Create a new key pair<\/em>\u00a0option.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

            2. \n

              For the\u00a0Key pair name<\/em>\u00a0field, enter AWSClearTestKey.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

            3. \n

              Select the\u00a0Download Key Pair<\/em>\u00a0button to download the\u00a0AWSClearTestKey.pem<\/span>\u00a0to your browser\u2019s defined\u00a0Downloads<\/span>directory.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

            4. \n

              When the file finishes downloading, select the\u00a0Launch Instances<\/em>\u00a0button to proceed to the\u00a0Launch Status<\/em>\u00a0menu shown in figure 8.<\/p>\n

              \"Launch<\/p>\n

              Figure 8:\u00a0Launch Status<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n

            5. \n

              Once the\u00a0Launch Status<\/em>\u00a0page changes to what is shown in figure 9, select the\u00a0View Instances<\/em>\u00a0button to view your\u00a0Instances<\/em>dashboard.<\/p>\n

              \"View<\/p>\n

              Figure 9:\u00a0View Instance<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

              \n

              Connect to your Clear Linux OS Basic instance<\/h2>\n

              Your\u00a0Instances<\/em>\u00a0Dashboard is shown in figure 10 with the new Clear Linux OS basic instance already selected and in the running state. If there are other instances available, they are also listed but not selected.<\/p>\n

              \"Instance<\/p>\n

              Figure 10:\u00a0Instance Dashboard<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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              1. To connect to your running instance, click the\u00a0Connect<\/em>\u00a0button located at the top of your dashboard. AWS brings up the pop-up dialog box shown in figure 11 describing how to connect to your running instance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                \"Connect<\/p>\n

                Figure 11:\u00a0Connect to Your Instance<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

                  \n
                1. \n

                  Open a terminal on your system. You should be in your\u00a0$HOME<\/span>\u00a0directory.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

                2. \n

                  Copy the previously downloaded keyfile from the\u00a0Downloads<\/span>\u00a0directory to the current directory.<\/p>\n

                  \n
                  \n
                  cp Downloads\/AWSClearTestKey.pem .<\/span>\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
                3. \n
                  Change the attributes of the\u00a0AWSClearTestKey.pem<\/span>\u00a0using the\u00a0chmod<\/strong>\u00a0command as instructed in the dialog box shown in figure 11.<\/p>\n
                  \n
                  \n
                  chmod 400 AWSClearTestKey.pem<\/span>\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
                4. \n
                  Copy the text highlighted in the\u00a0Example:<\/em>\u00a0section that is shown in\u00a0figure 11<\/em>. Paste the copied text into your terminal, change the text before the @ sign to the username clear, and press the\u00a0Enter<\/span>\u00a0key to execute the command.<\/p>\n
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                  \n
                  ssh -i \"AWSClearTestKey.pem\" clear@ec2-34-209-39-184.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com<\/span>\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
                5. \n
                  A message appears on the terminal stating the authenticty of the host can\u2019t be established and prompts you with the message:<\/p>\n
                  \n
                  \n
                  The authenticity of host 'ec2-34-209-39-184.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com (34.209.39.184)' can't be established.<\/span>\r\nECDSA key fingerprint is SHA256:LrziT5Ar66iBTfia8qmiIsrfBUm\/UGam76U8bDR6yJc.<\/span>\r\nAre you sure you want to continue connecting (yes\/no)?<\/span>\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
                6. \n
                  Type yes and hit the\u00a0Enter<\/span>\u00a0key. Another warning is printed to the terminal and you are now at the command prompt of your new Clear Linux instance.<\/p>\n
                  \n
                  \n
                  Warning: Permanently added 'ec2-34-209-39-184.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com,34.209.39.184' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.<\/span>\r\nclear@clr-96a8565d0ca54b0c80364a1e5e7b0f88 ~ $<\/span>\r\n<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n
                  \n
                  Update the Clear Linux OS instance<\/h2>\n
                  Run the\u00a0sudo swupd update<\/strong>\u00a0command to update the operating system as shown in figure 12:<\/p>\n
                  \"sudo<\/p>\n
                  Figure 12:\u00a0sudo swupd update<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
                  In this example we updated from version 18940 to 19100.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
                  \n
                  Stop the Clear Linux OS instance<\/h2>\n
                  When you are finished using your AWS Clear Linux instance you need to stop it using the\u00a0Instances<\/em>\u00a0dashboard to stop accruing charges. Complete the following steps from the\u00a0Instances<\/em>\u00a0dashboard to stop your AWS Clear Linux instance from running.<\/p>\n
                    \n
                  1. \n
                    Select the\u00a0Actions<\/em>\u00a0button to bring up a pull-down menu.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
                  2. \n
                    Select the\u00a0Instance State<\/em>\u00a0menu item to expand the options.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
                  3. \n
                    Select\u00a0Stop<\/em>\u00a0menu item to shut down the running instance.<\/p>\n
                    Figure 13 illustrates these steps.<\/p>\n
                    \"Stop<\/p>\n
                    Figure 13:\u00a0Stop Instance<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
                  4. \n
                    A pop-up dialog box appears warning you that any ephemeral storage of your instance will be lost. Select the\u00a0Yes, Stop<\/em>\u00a0button to stop your Clear Linux instance.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                    \"Stop<\/p>\n
                    Figure 14:\u00a0Stop Instances<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
                    Congratulations! You are up and running with Clear Linux on AWS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
                    This tutorial walks you through creating and launching a Clear Linux\u00a0AMI\u00a0instance from the\u00a0AWS\u00a0console and complete the following tasks: Locate and select the Clear Linux OS Basic AMI in the AWS Marketplace. Create a new public and private key pair to allow you to connect to your Clear Linux instance securely. Launch the new Clear Linux […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awsamazon-web-services-amazon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2525"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2526,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2525\/revisions\/2526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}