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Kubernetes | Install MiniKube (version: 1.12.1) (Ubuntu)
  1. Notes
  2. Prerequisites
  3. Install MiniKube
  4. Uninstall MiniKube

  1. Notes
    See these pages for more details on how to install MiniKube:
    https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-minikube/
    https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/start/
  2. Prerequisites
    Check if virtualization is supported on your host (verify that the output is non-empty):
    $ grep -E --color 'vmx|svm' /proc/cpuinfo
    flags : ... vmx ...
    ...
    Make sure you have installed kubectl and a Hypervisor (VirtualBox):
    Install kubectl
    Install VirtualBox
  3. Install MiniKube
    • Check if any update:
      $ sudo apt update
    • [Optional] Install packages to allow apt to use a repository over HTTPS:
      $ sudo apt install \
          apt-transport-https \
          curl
    • Download MiniKube:
      $ curl -Lo minikube https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-linux-amd64
    • Make minikube executable:
      $ chmod +x minikube
    • Install minikube in /usr/local/bin/:
      $ sudo install minikube /usr/local/bin/
    • Verify Minikube:
      $ minikube version
      minikube version: v1.12.1
      commit: 5664228288552de9f3a446ea4f51c6f29bbdd0e0-dirty
  4. Uninstall MiniKube
    • Stop minikube (if already running):
      $ minikube stop
      ✋  Stopping "minikube" in virtualbox ...
      🛑  Node "minikube" stopped.
    • Delete Minikube VM:
      $ minikube delete
      🔥  Deleting "minikube" in virtualbox ...
      💀  Removed all traces of the "minikube" cluster.
      This will also delete kubectl configuration:
      $ kubectl config view
      apiVersion: v1
      clusters: null
      contexts: null
      current-context: ""
      kind: Config
      preferences: {}
      users: null
    • [Optional] Delete Minikube configuration folder:
      $ rm -rf ~/minikube/
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