1.1.3. Linux

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:

export PATH=$PATH:[path to kubectl]

Completion for Bash and Zsh (optional)

You can activate Bash completion:

source <(kubectl completion bash)

As well as for Zsh:

source <(kubectl completion zsh)

To make it permanent, you can put that command in your Bash configuration file:

echo "source <(kubectl completion bash)" >> ~/.bashrc

On most Linux systems, you have to install the bash-completion package to make the completion work.

Debian/Ubuntu:

sudo apt install bash-completion

Fedora:

sudo dnf install bash-completion