Before installation ensure that your Azure CLI version meets the following criteria. The criteria differs based on OS and method of installation. Use az --version to determine the CLI version.
In all cases your CLI needs to be at least v2.0.70.
| CLI Install Method | NOT compatible with |
|---|---|
| Windows via MSI | v2.0.34 to v2.0.38 |
| Windows via PIP, Linux or macOS | v2.0.34 to v2.0.36 |
After installing Azure CLI in my supported Linux environment, I try to install the extension via az extension add --name azure-iot but I get an error that looks like:
- ImportError: libffi.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directoryMake sure you install the right distribution of Azure CLI that is compatible with your platform.
For example using the recommended installation path of Linux via apt, validate that your /etc/apt/sources.list.d/azure-cli.list file has the proper distribution identifier.
On an Ubuntu 16.04 environment provided with the Windows Subsystem for Linux the sources list file should have an entry tagged with 'xenial':
deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/azure-cli/ xenial main