Install the cqlsh standalone tool
Install the Cassandra Query Language shell (cqlsh) standalone tool using a binary tarball on any Linux-based platform to use cqlsh remotely on a DataStax database cluster.
This command line shell connects remotely to a DataStax database cluster.
You do not need to run cqlsh locally on a cluster node.
Prerequisites
The cqlsh utility for DataStax Enterprise 6.8 requires Python 2.7 or Python 3.6 through 3.11.
DataStax recommends using Python 3.11.
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Procedure
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To download the
cqlshbinary tarball file from the DataStax Downloads page, do the following:-
Select the CQLSH Terms checkbox.
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Select DataStax Enterprise 6.8 from the Version menu and click Download.
By downloading this DataStax product, you agree to the terms of the DataStax EULA.
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Change to the directory where you downloaded the
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Extract the files:
tar -xzvf cqlsh-VERSION-bin.tar.gzReplace
VERSIONwith the package version that you downloaded, such as6.8.59.The files are downloaded and extracted into the current directory.
Next steps
Connect to a cluster by starting the standalone cqlsh tool.
