kubernetes-the-hard-way/docs/02-client-tools.md

Installing the Client Tools

In this lab you will install the command line utilities required to complete this tutorial: kubectl.

Install kubectl

The kubectl command line utility is used to interact with the Kubernetes API Server. Download and install kubectl from the official release binaries:

Linux

wget https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.13.0/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl

chmod +x kubectl

sudo mv kubectl /usr/local/bin/

Verification

Verify kubectl version 1.13.0 or higher is installed:

kubectl version --client

output

Client Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"13", GitVersion:"v1.13.0", GitCommit:"ddf47ac13c1a9483ea035a79cd7c10005ff21a6d", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2018-12-03T21:04:45Z", GoVersion:"go1.11.2", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"linux/amd64"}

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