How do i install kubectl on ubuntu?

petulia3478

kubectl is the client software that interacts with kubernetes clusters

Update the software repository and install the aptitude package apt-transport-https

# apt-get update && apt-get install -y apt-transport-https

Add the gpg key for google package repo.

# curl -s https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | apt-key add -

Add the entry for kubernetes repo

# cat <<EOF >/etc/apt/sources.list.d/kubernetes.list
deb http://apt.kubernetes.io/ kubernetes-xenial main
EOF
**Update the software repository with the changes.**
```bash
# apt-get update

Install the software.

# apt-get install -y kubectl