The curl package is pre-installed on most Linux distributions today. However when automating you probably don’t want to expect it.

Does curl come with Ubuntu?

There’s nothing to worry about, this simply means that the curl package is not installed on your Ubuntu machine. … With curl , you can download or upload data using one of the supported protocols including HTTP, HTTPS, SCP , SFTP , and FTP . In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Curl on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is curl Linux?

curl is a command line tool to transfer data to or from a server, using any of the supported protocols (HTTP, FTP, IMAP, POP3, SCP, SFTP, SMTP, TFTP, TELNET, LDAP or FILE). curl is powered by Libcurl. This tool is preferred for automation, since it is designed to work without user interaction.