Since Cloud Foundry is open source software (OSS), you can download the latest release of components such as the cf CLI from GitHub and install them directly:
- Go to https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cli/releases.
- Download the installer for your platform, such as macOS X, Windows, Debian, or Red Hat.
Install the cf CLI by following the instructions for your operating system:
- Install cf CLI on Windows
- Unpack the .zip file.
- Double-click the cf CLI executable.
- When prompted, click on Install, and then Close.
- Install cf CLI on macOS X and Linux
- Open the .pkg | .deb | .rpm file.
- Follow the package installer wizard.
- When prompted, click on Install, then Close.