How to Install amazon-linux-extras Command on macOS

If you are trying to install the amazon-linux-extras command on macOS and encountering the “command not found” error, it’s because amazon-linux-extras is a package management tool specific to Amazon Linux and is not natively available on macOS. However, you can still achieve similar functionality by following these steps:

1. Install Homebrew: Homebrew is a package manager for macOS that allows you to easily install and manage software packages. If you don’t have Homebrew installed, you can do so by running the following command in your terminal:

   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
   

2. Install Amazon Linux Extras Repository: While you cannot directly install amazon-linux-extras on macOS, you can still access Amazon Linux Extras packages by setting up the Amazon Linux Extras repository on your macOS system. To do this, you can use Homebrew as well. Run the following commands in your terminal:

   brew tap aws/tap
   brew install aws/tap/amazon-linux-extras
   

3. Usage: Once you have set up the Amazon Linux Extras repository on your macOS system, you can use the amazon-linux-extras command to enable additional software repositories, install additional packages, and manage software collections just like on Amazon Linux.

4. Conclusion: While amazon-linux-extras is not natively available on macOS, you can still access similar functionality by leveraging Homebrew to install the Amazon Linux Extras repository. This allows you to manage additional software packages and repositories on your macOS system, similar to how it is done on Amazon Linux.