minikube/site/content/en/docs/Start/linux.md

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title: "Linux"
linkTitle: "Linux"
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## Installation

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Download and install minikube to /usr/local/bin:

```shell
 curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-linux-amd64 \
   && sudo install minikube-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/minikube
```
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Download and install minikube:

```shell
curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube_{{< latest >}}-0_amd64.deb \
 && sudo dpkg -i minikube_{{< latest >}}.deb
 ```

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Download and install minikube:

```shell
curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-{{< latest >}}-0.x86_64.rpm \
 && sudo rpm -ivh minikube-{{< latest >}}.rpm
 ```

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## Hypervisor Setup

Verify that your system has virtualization support enabled:

```shell
egrep -q 'vmx|svm' /proc/cpuinfo && echo yes || echo no
```

If the above command outputs "no":

- If you are running within a VM, your hypervisor does not allow nested virtualization. You will need to use the *None (bare-metal)* driver
- If you are running on a physical machine, ensure that your BIOS has hardware virtualization enabled

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If you are already running minikube from inside a VM, it is possible to skip the creation of an additional VM layer by using the `none` driver.

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