cli installation on Kubernetes Basics Training

Windows

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Installation for Windows

Follow the steps outlined in https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/ .

In case the installation from the official package repositories didn’t work (or a specific version is needed) the static binary can be downloaded and put into the following path:

C:\Kubernetes\

In Windows, the PATH can be set in the advanced system settings. It depends on the version:

Note: Windows Quick Hack

Copy the kubectl binary directly into the folder C:\Windows.

macOS

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Installation for macOS

Follow the steps outlined in https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/ .

In case the installation from the official package repositories didn’t work (or a specific version is needed) the static binary can be downloaded and put into the following path:

~/bin

File mode

The kubectl binary has to be executable:

cd ~/bin
chmod +x kubectl

PATH variable

In macOS, the directory ~/bin should already be part of the PATH variable. In case kubectl is placed in a different directory, you can change the PATH variable with the following command:

Linux

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Installation for Linux

Follow the steps outlined in https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/ .

In case the installation from the official package repositories didn’t work (or a specific version is needed) the static binary can be downloaded and put into the following path:

~/bin

File mode

The kubectl binary has to be executable:

cd ~/bin
chmod +x kubectl

PATH variable

In Linux, the directory ~/bin should already be part of the PATH variable. In case kubectl is placed in a different directory, you can change the PATH variable with the following command: