kubectl install - Shell-Bash

kubectl is a command-line tool used to manage Kubernetes clusters. In this article, we will cover the steps to install kubectl on a system using the Shell-Bash script.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• A running Kubernetes cluster
• A system running either Linux or macOS

Steps

Follow the below steps to install kubectl using Shell-Bash:

1. Open a terminal window on your system.
2. Download the kubectl binary using the curl command:

curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"

This command will download the latest version of kubectl for Linux.

3. Make the kubectl binary executable using the chmod command:

chmod +x ./kubectl

4. Move the kubectl binary to a directory in your system PATH, so it can be easily executed:

sudo mv ./kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl

5. Confirm the installation was successful by running the kubectl version command:

kubectl version

This command will show you the version of kubectl that was installed on your system.

Conclusion

In this article, we covered the steps to install kubectl on a system using Shell-Bash. Now you can manage your Kubernetes clusters using kubectl on your system.