Guides - Install kubectl
Linode Kubernetes Engine (LKE) is a fully-managed container orchestration engine for deploying and managing containerized applications and workloads. LKE combines Linode’s ease of use and simple pricing with the infrastructure efficiency of Kubernetes. You can now get your infrastructure and workloads up and running in minutes instead of days.
macOS:
Install via Homebrew:
brew install kubectl
If you don’t have Homebrew installed, visit the Homebrew home page for instructions. Alternatively, you can manually install the binary; visit the Kubernetes documentation for instructions.
Linux:
Download the latest kubectl release:
curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"Make the downloaded file executable:
chmod +x ./kubectlMove the command into your PATH:
sudo mv ./kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
NoteYou can also install kubectl via your package manager; visit the Kubernetes documentation for instructions.
Windows:
Visit the Kubernetes documentation for a link to the most recent Windows release.
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