Install Tools

In this document, we'll install kubectl and Helm to control Kubernetes. Also, we'll install Multipass to setup some Ubuntu-based VM environment.

Install kubectl

kubectl is the Kubernetes command line tool(CLI) that lets you check and control K8S clusters.

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Follow the link below if you have some problem with installation guide.
https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/#kubectl

Windows

1. Download kubectl from following link:
   https://dl.k8s.io/release/v1.28.4/bin/windows/amd64/kubectl.exe
2. Move downloaded kubectl.exe to the folder you want.
3. Add folder from Step 2 to your PATH environment variable.

macOS

1. You can install kubectl easily with Homebrew.

   brew install kubectl

Type kubectl version --client command to check installation.

Install Helm

Helm is the package manager for Kubernetes.

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Follow the link below if you have some problem with installation guide.
https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/

Windows

1. Download desired version of Helm from following link:
   https://github.com/helm/helm/releases
2. Unzip and move helm.exe to the folder you want.
3. Add folder from Step 2 to your PATH environment variable.

macOS

1. You can install Helm easily with Homebrew.

   brew install helm

Type helm version command to check installation.

Install Multipass

Multipass is the tool to generate cloud-style Ubuntu VMs quickly, made by Canonical.

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Follow the link below if you have some problem with installation guide.
https://multipass.run/install

Windows

1. Download installation file from following link and execute:
   https://multipass.run/download/windows

macOS

1. You can install Multipass easily with Homebrew.

   brew install --cask multipass

Type multipass version command to check installation.