aws / aws/amazon-q-developer-cli
Support minimal installations without requiring qterm
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Description
Many users are only interested in using `q` as a standalone binary for use with `q chat`. Currently, the documented instructions for installing Q on Linux requires executing the `install.sh` script which is tightly coupled to also installing `qterm` and modifying dotfiles. But, due to #844 many users do not want this pseudoterminal to exist in their shell environment.
The `install.sh` performs a useful function by verifying libc support and automatically copying it to `~/.local/bin`. Therefore, it should make logical sense to update this script by adding a flag (e.g. `install.sh --q-cli`) that will:
1. Verify the system libc version
2. Copy *only* the `q` binary to `~/.local/bin`
3. Manually append `~/.local/bin` to the user's PATH, if it is not already added
4. Go through the login flow
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