diff --git a/.golangci.yaml b/.golangci.yaml
index 0921930ff9..229d73d143 100644
--- a/.golangci.yaml
+++ b/.golangci.yaml
@@ -23,23 +23,8 @@ linters:
         - "-ST1020"
         - "-ST1021"
         - "-ST1022"
-        ##### TODO: fix and enable these
-        # 4 occurrences.
-        # Use fmt.Fprintf(x, ...) instead of x.Write(fmt.Sprintf(...)) https://staticcheck.dev/docs/checks#QF1012
-        - "-QF1012"
-        # 3 occurrences.
-        # Apply De Morgan’s law https://staticcheck.dev/docs/checks#QF1001
-        - "-QF1001"
-        # 9 occurrences.
-        # Convert if/else-if chain to tagged switch https://staticcheck.dev/docs/checks#QF1003
-        - "-QF1003"
-        # 1 occurrence.
-        # could omit type *os.File from declaration; it will be inferred from the right-hand side
-        - "-QF1011"
-        ##### These have been vetted to be disabled.
-        # 19 occurrences. Omit embedded fields from selector expression https://staticcheck.dev/docs/checks#QF1008
-        # Usefulness is questionable.
         - "-QF1008"
+        
     revive:
       enable-all-rules: true
       rules:
@@ -150,23 +135,22 @@ linters:
       # - yodaStyleExpr
       # - typeUnparen
 
-      ##### TODO: fix and enable these
       # We enabled these and we pass
       - nilValReturn
-      # - weakCond # pkg/minikube/config/profile.go:61:9: weakCond: suspicious `cc.Nodes != nil && cc.Nodes[0].Name == node.Name`; nil check may not be enough, check for len (gocritic)
+      - weakCond 
       - indexAlloc
       - rangeExprCopy
       - boolExprSimplify
       - commentedOutImport
-      # - docStub         # pkg/minikube/tunnel/kic/service_tunnel.go:51:1: docStub: silencing go lint doc-comment warnings is unadvised (gocritic)
+      - docStub        
       - emptyFallthrough
       - hexLiteral
       - typeAssertChain
       - unlabelStmt
-      # - builtinShadow # cmd/minikube/cmd/delete.go:89:7: builtinShadow: shadowing of predeclared identifier: error (gocritic) 
-      # - importShadow # pkg/storage/storage_provisioner.go:60:2: importShadow: shadow of imported package 'path' (gocritic)
+      - builtinShadow  
+      - importShadow 
       - initClause
-      # - nestingReduce # pkg/minikube/tunnel/registry.go:94:3: nestingReduce: invert if cond, replace body with `continue`, move old body after the statement (gocritic)
+      - nestingReduce 
       - unnecessaryBlock
 
   exclusions:
@@ -181,7 +165,3 @@ linters:
       - path: '(.+)\.go$'
         text: "Error return value of `.*` is not checked"
         linter: errcheck
-      # This code is doubtful and I don't understand it. Location: Line 456
-      - path: 'cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env.go'
-        text: "useless-break: useless break in case clause"
-        linter: revive
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/completion.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/completion.go
index ab8221b215..b85d4e9a59 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/completion.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/completion.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func GenerateBashCompletion(w io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 }
 
 // GenerateZshCompletion generates the completion for the zsh shell
-func GenerateZshCompletion(out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
+func GenerateZshCompletion(w io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 	zshAutoloadTag := `#compdef minikube
 `
 
@@ -300,17 +300,17 @@ __minikube_convert_bash_to_zsh() {
 	<<'BASH_COMPLETION_EOF'
 `
 
-	_, err := out.Write([]byte(zshAutoloadTag))
+	_, err := w.Write([]byte(zshAutoloadTag))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_, err = out.Write([]byte(boilerPlate))
+	_, err = w.Write([]byte(boilerPlate))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	_, err = out.Write([]byte(zshInitialization))
+	_, err = w.Write([]byte(zshInitialization))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ __minikube_convert_bash_to_zsh() {
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Error generating zsh completion")
 	}
-	_, err = out.Write(buf.Bytes())
+	_, err = w.Write(buf.Bytes())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ BASH_COMPLETION_EOF
 }
 __minikube_bash_source <(__minikube_convert_bash_to_zsh)
 `
-	_, err = out.Write([]byte(zshTail))
+	_, err = w.Write([]byte(zshTail))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/configure.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/configure.go
index 93bcbdfa2f..045aafca55 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/configure.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/configure.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func loadAddonConfigFile(addon, configFilePath string) (ac *addonConfig) {
 	type configFile struct {
 		Addons addonConfig `json:"addons"`
 	}
-	var config configFile
+	var cf configFile
 
 	if configFilePath != "" {
 		out.Ln("Reading %s configs from %s", addon, configFilePath)
@@ -150,14 +150,14 @@ func loadAddonConfigFile(addon, configFilePath string) (ac *addonConfig) {
 				fmt.Sprintf("error opening config file: %s", configFilePath))
 		}
 
-		if err = json.Unmarshal(confData, &config); err != nil {
+		if err = json.Unmarshal(confData, &cf); err != nil {
 			// err = errors2.Wrapf(err, "error reading config file (%s)", configFilePath)
 			klog.Errorf("error reading config file (%s): %v", configFilePath, err)
 			exit.Message(reason.Kind{ExitCode: reason.ExProgramConfig, Advice: "provide a valid config file"},
 				fmt.Sprintf("error reading config file: %v", err))
 		}
 
-		return &config.Addons
+		return &cf.Addons
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/configure_registry_creds.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/configure_registry_creds.go
index e6ddaf6230..8a6da86eab 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/configure_registry_creds.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/configure_registry_creds.go
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ func processRegistryCredsConfig(profile string, ac *addonConfig) {
 
 	regCredsConf := &ac.RegistryCreds
 	awsEcrAction := regCredsConf.EnableAWSEcr // regCredsConf. "enableAWSEcr")
-	if awsEcrAction == "prompt" || awsEcrAction == "" {
+
+	switch awsEcrAction {
+	case "prompt", "":
 		enableAWSECR := AskForYesNoConfirmation("\nDo you want to enable AWS Elastic Container Registry?", posResponses, negResponses)
 		if enableAWSECR {
 			awsAccessID = AskForStaticValue("-- Enter AWS Access Key ID: ")
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ func processRegistryCredsConfig(profile string, ac *addonConfig) {
 			awsAccount = AskForStaticValue("-- Enter 12 digit AWS Account ID (Comma separated list): ")
 			awsRole = AskForStaticValueOptional("-- (Optional) Enter ARN of AWS role to assume: ")
 		}
-	} else if awsEcrAction == "enable" {
+	case "enable":
 		out.Ln("Loading AWS ECR configs from: %s", addonConfigFile)
 		// Then read the configs
 		awsAccessID = regCredsConf.EcrConfigs.AccessID
@@ -111,15 +113,17 @@ func processRegistryCredsConfig(profile string, ac *addonConfig) {
 		awsRegion = regCredsConf.EcrConfigs.Region
 		awsAccount = regCredsConf.EcrConfigs.Account
 		awsRole = regCredsConf.EcrConfigs.Role
-	} else if awsEcrAction == "disable" {
+	case "disable":
 		out.Ln("Ignoring AWS ECR configs")
-	} else {
+	default:
 		out.Ln("Disabling AWS ECR.  Invalid value for enableAWSEcr (%s).  Must be one of 'disable', 'enable' or 'prompt'", awsEcrAction)
 	}
 
 	gcrPath := ""
 	gcrAction := regCredsConf.EnableGCR
-	if gcrAction == "prompt" || gcrAction == "" {
+
+	switch gcrAction {
+	case "prompt", "":
 		enableGCR := AskForYesNoConfirmation("\nDo you want to enable Google Container Registry?", posResponses, negResponses)
 		if enableGCR {
 			gcrPath = AskForStaticValue("-- Enter path to credentials (e.g. /home/user/.config/gcloud/application_default_credentials.json):")
@@ -129,14 +133,14 @@ func processRegistryCredsConfig(profile string, ac *addonConfig) {
 				gcrURL = AskForStaticValue("-- Enter GCR URL (e.g. https://asia.gcr.io):")
 			}
 		}
-	} else if gcrAction == "enable" {
+	case "enable":
 		out.Ln("Loading GCR configs from: %s", addonConfigFile)
 		// Then read the configs
 		gcrPath = regCredsConf.GcrConfigs.GcrPath
 		gcrURL = regCredsConf.GcrConfigs.GcrURL
-	} else if gcrAction == "disable" {
+	case "disable":
 		out.Ln("Ignoring GCR configs")
-	} else {
+	default:
 		out.Ln("Disabling GCR.  Invalid value for enableGCR (%s).  Must be one of 'disable', 'enable' or 'prompt'", gcrAction)
 	}
 
@@ -152,40 +156,44 @@ func processRegistryCredsConfig(profile string, ac *addonConfig) {
 	}
 
 	dockerRegistryAction := regCredsConf.EnableDockerRegistry
-	if dockerRegistryAction == "prompt" || dockerRegistryAction == "" {
+
+	switch dockerRegistryAction {
+	case "prompt", "":
 		enableDR := AskForYesNoConfirmation("\nDo you want to enable Docker Registry?", posResponses, negResponses)
 		if enableDR {
 			dockerServer = AskForStaticValue("-- Enter docker registry server url: ")
 			dockerUser = AskForStaticValue("-- Enter docker registry username: ")
 			dockerPass = AskForPasswordValue("-- Enter docker registry password: ")
 		}
-	} else if dockerRegistryAction == "enable" {
+	case "enable":
 		out.Ln("Loading Docker Registry configs from: %s", addonConfigFile)
 		dockerServer = regCredsConf.DockerConfigs.DockerServer
 		dockerUser = regCredsConf.DockerConfigs.DockerUser
 		dockerPass = regCredsConf.DockerConfigs.DockerPass
-	} else if dockerRegistryAction == "disable" {
+	case "disable":
 		out.Ln("Ignoring Docker Registry configs")
-	} else {
+	default:
 		out.Ln("Disabling Docker Registry.  Invalid value for enableDockerRegistry (%s).  Must be one of 'disable', 'enable' or 'prompt'", dockerRegistryAction)
 	}
 
 	acrAction := regCredsConf.EnableACR
-	if acrAction == "prompt" || acrAction == "" {
+
+	switch acrAction {
+	case "prompt", "":
 		enableACR := AskForYesNoConfirmation("\nDo you want to enable Azure Container Registry?", posResponses, negResponses)
 		if enableACR {
 			acrURL = AskForStaticValue("-- Enter Azure Container Registry (ACR) URL: ")
 			acrClientID = AskForStaticValue("-- Enter client ID (service principal ID) to access ACR: ")
 			acrPassword = AskForPasswordValue("-- Enter service principal password to access Azure Container Registry: ")
 		}
-	} else if acrAction == "enable" {
+	case "enable":
 		out.Ln("Loading ACR configs from: ", addonConfigFile)
 		acrURL = regCredsConf.AcrConfigs.AcrURL
 		acrClientID = regCredsConf.AcrConfigs.AcrClientID
 		acrPassword = regCredsConf.AcrConfigs.AcrPassword
-	} else if acrAction == "disable" {
+	case "disable":
 		out.Ln("Ignoring ACR configs")
-	} else {
+	default:
 		out.Stringf("Disabling ACR.  Invalid value for enableACR (%s).  Must be one of 'disable', 'enable' or 'prompt'", acrAction)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/dashboard.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/dashboard.go
index 52753fb36f..c7b1eabf7f 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/dashboard.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/dashboard.go
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func kubectlProxy(kubectlVersion string, binaryURL string, contextName string, p
 	klog.Infof("Waiting for kubectl to output host:port ...")
 	reader := bufio.NewReader(stdoutPipe)
 
-	var out []byte
+	var outData []byte
 	for {
 		r, timedOut, err := readByteWithTimeout(reader, 5*time.Second)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ func kubectlProxy(kubectlVersion string, binaryURL string, contextName string, p
 			klog.Infof("timed out waiting for input: possibly due to an old kubectl version.")
 			break
 		}
-		out = append(out, r)
+		outData = append(outData, r)
 	}
-	klog.Infof("proxy stdout: %s", string(out))
-	return cmd, hostPortRe.FindString(string(out)), nil
+	klog.Infof("proxy stdout: %s", string(outData))
+	return cmd, hostPortRe.FindString(string(outData)), nil
 }
 
 // readByteWithTimeout returns a byte from a reader or an indicator that a timeout has occurred.
@@ -203,9 +203,9 @@ func readByteWithTimeout(r io.ByteReader, timeout time.Duration) (byte, bool, er
 }
 
 // dashboardURL generates a URL for accessing the dashboard service
-func dashboardURL(proxy string, ns string, svc string) string {
+func dashboardURL(addr string, ns string, svc string) string {
 	// Reference: https://github.com/kubernetes/dashboard/wiki/Accessing-Dashboard---1.7.X-and-above
-	return fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/api/v1/namespaces/%s/services/http:%s:/proxy/", proxy, ns, svc)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("http://%s/api/v1/namespaces/%s/services/http:%s:/proxy/", addr, ns, svc)
 }
 
 // checkURL checks if a URL returns 200 HTTP OK
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/delete.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/delete.go
index 1fa0862bac..2f56362460 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/delete.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/delete.go
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ type DeletionError struct {
 	Errtype typeOfError
 }
 
-func (error DeletionError) Error() string {
-	return error.Err.Error()
+func (deletionError DeletionError) Error() string {
+	return deletionError.Err.Error()
 }
 
 var hostAndDirsDeleter = func(api libmachine.API, cc *config.ClusterConfig, profileName string) error {
@@ -527,11 +527,11 @@ func uninstallKubernetes(api libmachine.API, cc config.ClusterConfig, n config.N
 }
 
 // HandleDeletionErrors handles deletion errors from DeleteProfiles
-func HandleDeletionErrors(errors []error) {
-	if len(errors) == 1 {
-		handleSingleDeletionError(errors[0])
+func HandleDeletionErrors(errs []error) {
+	if len(errs) == 1 {
+		handleSingleDeletionError(errs[0])
 	} else {
-		handleMultipleDeletionErrors(errors)
+		handleMultipleDeletionErrors(errs)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -556,10 +556,10 @@ func handleSingleDeletionError(err error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func handleMultipleDeletionErrors(errors []error) {
+func handleMultipleDeletionErrors(errs []error) {
 	out.ErrT(style.Sad, "Multiple errors deleting profiles")
 
-	for _, err := range errors {
+	for _, err := range errs {
 		deletionError, ok := err.(DeletionError)
 
 		if ok {
@@ -706,14 +706,14 @@ var isMinikubeProcess = func(pid int) (bool, error) {
 // getPids opens the file at PATH and tries to read
 // one or more space separated pids
 func getPids(path string) ([]int, error) {
-	out, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "ReadFile")
 	}
-	klog.Infof("pidfile contents: %s", out)
+	klog.Infof("pidfile contents: %s", data)
 
 	pids := []int{}
-	strPids := strings.Fields(string(out))
+	strPids := strings.Fields(string(data))
 	for _, p := range strPids {
 		intPid, err := strconv.Atoi(p)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env.go
index 8a376ea802..6b65b21bcd 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/docker-env.go
@@ -462,7 +462,6 @@ func dockerSetScript(ec DockerEnvConfig, w io.Writer) error {
 		switch outputFormat {
 		case "":
 			// shell "none"
-			break
 		case "text":
 			for k, v := range envVars {
 				_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s=%s\n", k, v)
@@ -472,11 +471,11 @@ func dockerSetScript(ec DockerEnvConfig, w io.Writer) error {
 			}
 			return nil
 		case "json":
-			json, err := json.Marshal(envVars)
+			jsondata, err := json.Marshal(envVars)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			_, err = w.Write(json)
+			_, err = w.Write(jsondata)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -486,11 +485,11 @@ func dockerSetScript(ec DockerEnvConfig, w io.Writer) error {
 			}
 			return nil
 		case "yaml":
-			yaml, err := yaml.Marshal(envVars)
+			yamldata, err := yaml.Marshal(envVars)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			_, err = w.Write(yaml)
+			_, err = w.Write(yamldata)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -509,7 +508,6 @@ func dockerUnsetScript(ec DockerEnvConfig, w io.Writer) error {
 		switch outputFormat {
 		case "":
 			// shell "none"
-			break
 		case "text":
 			for _, n := range vars {
 				_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\n", n)
@@ -519,11 +517,11 @@ func dockerUnsetScript(ec DockerEnvConfig, w io.Writer) error {
 			}
 			return nil
 		case "json":
-			json, err := json.Marshal(vars)
+			jsondata, err := json.Marshal(vars)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			_, err = w.Write(json)
+			_, err = w.Write(jsondata)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -533,11 +531,11 @@ func dockerUnsetScript(ec DockerEnvConfig, w io.Writer) error {
 			}
 			return nil
 		case "yaml":
-			yaml, err := yaml.Marshal(vars)
+			yamldata, err := yaml.Marshal(vars)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			_, err = w.Write(yaml)
+			_, err = w.Write(yamldata)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/kubectl.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/kubectl.go
index a796ceea22..01b10404bc 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/kubectl.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/kubectl.go
@@ -157,12 +157,12 @@ func KubectlCommand(version, binaryURL string, args ...string) (*exec.Cmd, error
 		version = constants.DefaultKubernetesVersion
 	}
 
-	path, err := node.CacheKubectlBinary(version, binaryURL)
+	binary, err := node.CacheKubectlBinary(version, binaryURL)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return exec.Command(path, args...), nil
+	return exec.Command(binary, args...), nil
 }
 
 func init() {
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/logs.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/logs.go
index e05638b245..86a70e3c63 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/logs.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/logs.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ var logsCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Returns logs to debug a local Kubernetes cluster",
 	Long:  `Gets the logs of the running instance, used for debugging minikube, not user code.`,
 	Run: func(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
-		var logOutput *os.File = os.Stdout
+		logOutput := os.Stdout
 		var err error
 
 		if fileOutput != "" {
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/mount.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/mount.go
index 345e2adac7..f8b1ab80ad 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/mount.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/mount.go
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func removePid(path string, pid string) error {
 
 	// we found the correct file
 	// we're reading the pids...
-	out, err := os.ReadFile(pidPath)
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(pidPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "readFile")
 	}
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ func removePid(path string, pid string) error {
 	pids := []string{}
 	// we're splitting the mount-pids file content into a slice of strings
 	// so that we can compare each to the PID we're looking for
-	strPids := strings.Fields(string(out))
+	strPids := strings.Fields(string(data))
 	for _, p := range strPids {
 		// If we find the PID, we don't add it to the slice
 		if p == pid {
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/podman-env.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/podman-env.go
index f236e15a3f..e282000542 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/podman-env.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/podman-env.go
@@ -253,10 +253,10 @@ func podmanUnsetScript(ec PodmanEnvConfig, w io.Writer) error {
 
 // podmanBridge returns the command to use in a var for accessing the podman varlink bridge over ssh
 func podmanBridge(client *ssh.ExternalClient) string {
-	command := []string{client.BinaryPath}
-	command = append(command, client.BaseArgs...)
-	command = append(command, "--", "sudo", "varlink", "-A", `\'podman varlink \\\$VARLINK_ADDRESS\'`, "bridge")
-	return strings.Join(command, " ")
+	cmd := []string{client.BinaryPath}
+	cmd = append(cmd, client.BaseArgs...)
+	cmd = append(cmd, "--", "sudo", "varlink", "-A", `\'podman varlink \\\$VARLINK_ADDRESS\'`, "bridge")
+	return strings.Join(cmd, " ")
 }
 
 // podmanURL returns the url to use in a var for accessing the podman socket over ssh
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
index cd6e786d23..ed1d87f6e6 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/start.go
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ func runStart(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	kubeconfig, err := startWithDriver(cmd, starter, existing)
+	configInfo, err := startWithDriver(cmd, starter, existing)
 	if err != nil {
 		node.ExitIfFatal(err, useForce)
 		exit.Error(reason.GuestStart, "failed to start node", err)
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func runStart(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := showKubectlInfo(kubeconfig, starter.Node.KubernetesVersion, starter.Node.ContainerRuntime, starter.Cfg.Name); err != nil {
+	if err := showKubectlInfo(configInfo, starter.Node.KubernetesVersion, starter.Node.ContainerRuntime, starter.Cfg.Name); err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("kubectl info: %v", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -363,11 +363,11 @@ func provisionWithDriver(cmd *cobra.Command, ds registry.DriverState, existing *
 	}
 
 	if driver.IsVM(driverName) && !driver.IsSSH(driverName) {
-		url, err := download.ISO(viper.GetStringSlice(isoURL), cmd.Flags().Changed(isoURL))
+		urlString, err := download.ISO(viper.GetStringSlice(isoURL), cmd.Flags().Changed(isoURL))
 		if err != nil {
 			return node.Starter{}, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to cache ISO")
 		}
-		cc.MinikubeISO = url
+		cc.MinikubeISO = urlString
 	}
 
 	var existingAddons map[string]bool
@@ -462,9 +462,9 @@ func imageMatchesBinaryVersion(imageVersion, binaryVersion string) bool {
 
 func startWithDriver(cmd *cobra.Command, starter node.Starter, existing *config.ClusterConfig) (*kubeconfig.Settings, error) {
 	// start primary control-plane node
-	kubeconfig, err := node.Start(starter)
+	configInfo, err := node.Start(starter)
 	if err != nil {
-		kubeconfig, err = maybeDeleteAndRetry(cmd, *starter.Cfg, *starter.Node, starter.ExistingAddons, err)
+		configInfo, err = maybeDeleteAndRetry(cmd, *starter.Cfg, *starter.Node, starter.ExistingAddons, err)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ func startWithDriver(cmd *cobra.Command, starter node.Starter, existing *config.
 
 	pause.RemovePausedFile(starter.Runner)
 
-	return kubeconfig, nil
+	return configInfo, nil
 }
 
 func warnAboutMultiNodeCNI() {
@@ -528,14 +528,14 @@ func updateDriver(driverName string) {
 	}
 }
 
-func displayVersion(version string) {
+func displayVersion(ver string) {
 	prefix := ""
 	if ClusterFlagValue() != constants.DefaultClusterName {
 		prefix = fmt.Sprintf("[%s] ", ClusterFlagValue())
 	}
 
 	register.Reg.SetStep(register.InitialSetup)
-	out.Step(style.Happy, "{{.prefix}}minikube {{.version}} on {{.platform}}", out.V{"prefix": prefix, "version": version, "platform": platform()})
+	out.Step(style.Happy, "{{.prefix}}minikube {{.version}} on {{.platform}}", out.V{"prefix": prefix, "version": ver, "platform": platform()})
 }
 
 // displayEnviron makes the user aware of environment variables that will affect how minikube operates
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ func maybeDeleteAndRetry(cmd *cobra.Command, existing config.ClusterConfig, n co
 
 		// Re-generate the cluster config, just in case the failure was related to an old config format
 		cc := updateExistingConfigFromFlags(cmd, &existing)
-		var kubeconfig *kubeconfig.Settings
+		var configInfo *kubeconfig.Settings
 		for _, n := range cc.Nodes {
 			r, p, m, h, err := node.Provision(&cc, &n, false)
 			s := node.Starter{
@@ -650,14 +650,14 @@ func maybeDeleteAndRetry(cmd *cobra.Command, existing config.ClusterConfig, n co
 
 			k, err := node.Start(s)
 			if n.ControlPlane {
-				kubeconfig = k
+				configInfo = k
 			}
 			if err != nil {
 				// Ok we failed again, let's bail
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
-		return kubeconfig, nil
+		return configInfo, nil
 	}
 	// Don't delete the cluster unless they ask
 	return nil, originalErr
@@ -902,12 +902,12 @@ func validateSpecifiedDriver(existing *config.ClusterConfig) {
 
 // validateDriver validates that the selected driver appears sane, exits if not
 func validateDriver(ds registry.DriverState, existing *config.ClusterConfig) {
-	name := ds.Name
-	os := detect.RuntimeOS()
+	driverName := ds.Name
+	osName := detect.RuntimeOS()
 	arch := detect.RuntimeArch()
-	klog.Infof("validating driver %q against %+v", name, existing)
-	if !driver.Supported(name) {
-		exit.Message(reason.DrvUnsupportedOS, "The driver '{{.driver}}' is not supported on {{.os}}/{{.arch}}", out.V{"driver": name, "os": os, "arch": arch})
+	klog.Infof("validating driver %q against %+v", driverName, existing)
+	if !driver.Supported(driverName) {
+		exit.Message(reason.DrvUnsupportedOS, "The driver '{{.driver}}' is not supported on {{.os}}/{{.arch}}", out.V{"driver": driverName, "os": osName, "arch": arch})
 	}
 
 	// if we are only downloading artifacts for a driver, we can stop validation here
@@ -916,7 +916,7 @@ func validateDriver(ds registry.DriverState, existing *config.ClusterConfig) {
 	}
 
 	st := ds.State
-	klog.Infof("status for %s: %+v", name, st)
+	klog.Infof("status for %s: %+v", driverName, st)
 
 	if st.NeedsImprovement {
 		out.Styled(style.Improvement, `For improved {{.driver}} performance, {{.fix}}`, out.V{"driver": driver.FullName(ds.Name), "fix": translate.T(st.Fix)})
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ func validateDriver(ds registry.DriverState, existing *config.ClusterConfig) {
 
 	if ds.Priority == registry.Obsolete {
 		exit.Message(reason.Kind{
-			ID:       fmt.Sprintf("PROVIDER_%s_OBSOLETE", strings.ToUpper(name)),
+			ID:       fmt.Sprintf("PROVIDER_%s_OBSOLETE", strings.ToUpper(driverName)),
 			Advice:   translate.T(st.Fix),
 			ExitCode: reason.ExProviderUnsupported,
 			URL:      st.Doc,
@@ -943,23 +943,23 @@ func validateDriver(ds registry.DriverState, existing *config.ClusterConfig) {
 
 	if !st.Installed {
 		exit.Message(reason.Kind{
-			ID:       fmt.Sprintf("PROVIDER_%s_NOT_FOUND", strings.ToUpper(name)),
+			ID:       fmt.Sprintf("PROVIDER_%s_NOT_FOUND", strings.ToUpper(driverName)),
 			Advice:   translate.T(st.Fix),
 			ExitCode: reason.ExProviderNotFound,
 			URL:      st.Doc,
 			Style:    style.Shrug,
-		}, `The '{{.driver}}' provider was not found: {{.error}}`, out.V{"driver": name, "error": st.Error})
+		}, `The '{{.driver}}' provider was not found: {{.error}}`, out.V{"driver": driverName, "error": st.Error})
 	}
 
 	id := st.Reason
 	if id == "" {
-		id = fmt.Sprintf("PROVIDER_%s_ERROR", strings.ToUpper(name))
+		id = fmt.Sprintf("PROVIDER_%s_ERROR", strings.ToUpper(driverName))
 	}
 
 	code := reason.ExProviderUnavailable
 
 	if !st.Running {
-		id = fmt.Sprintf("PROVIDER_%s_NOT_RUNNING", strings.ToUpper(name))
+		id = fmt.Sprintf("PROVIDER_%s_NOT_RUNNING", strings.ToUpper(driverName))
 		code = reason.ExProviderNotRunning
 	}
 
@@ -1515,15 +1515,15 @@ func defaultRuntime() string {
 }
 
 // if container runtime is not docker, check that cni is not disabled
-func validateCNI(cmd *cobra.Command, runtime string) {
-	if runtime == constants.Docker {
+func validateCNI(cmd *cobra.Command, runtimeName string) {
+	if runtimeName == constants.Docker {
 		return
 	}
 	if cmd.Flags().Changed(cniFlag) && strings.ToLower(viper.GetString(cniFlag)) == "false" {
 		if viper.GetBool(force) {
-			out.WarnReason(reason.Usage, "You have chosen to disable the CNI but the \"{{.name}}\" container runtime requires CNI", out.V{"name": runtime})
+			out.WarnReason(reason.Usage, "You have chosen to disable the CNI but the \"{{.name}}\" container runtime requires CNI", out.V{"name": runtimeName})
 		} else {
-			exit.Message(reason.Usage, "The \"{{.name}}\" container runtime requires CNI", out.V{"name": runtime})
+			exit.Message(reason.Usage, "The \"{{.name}}\" container runtime requires CNI", out.V{"name": runtimeName})
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -2004,16 +2004,16 @@ func validateBareMetal(drvName string) {
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Warningf("failed getting Kubernetes version: %v", err)
 	}
-	version, _ := util.ParseKubernetesVersion(kubeVer)
-	if version.GTE(semver.MustParse("1.18.0-beta.1")) {
+	ver, _ := util.ParseKubernetesVersion(kubeVer)
+	if ver.GTE(semver.MustParse("1.18.0-beta.1")) {
 		if _, err := exec.LookPath("conntrack"); err != nil {
-			exit.Message(reason.GuestMissingConntrack, "Sorry, Kubernetes {{.k8sVersion}} requires conntrack to be installed in root's path", out.V{"k8sVersion": version.String()})
+			exit.Message(reason.GuestMissingConntrack, "Sorry, Kubernetes {{.k8sVersion}} requires conntrack to be installed in root's path", out.V{"k8sVersion": ver.String()})
 		}
 	}
 	// crictl is required starting with Kubernetes 1.24, for all runtimes since the removal of dockershim
-	if version.GTE(semver.MustParse("1.24.0-alpha.0")) {
+	if ver.GTE(semver.MustParse("1.24.0-alpha.0")) {
 		if _, err := exec.LookPath("crictl"); err != nil {
-			exit.Message(reason.GuestMissingConntrack, "Sorry, Kubernetes {{.k8sVersion}} requires crictl to be installed in root's path", out.V{"k8sVersion": version.String()})
+			exit.Message(reason.GuestMissingConntrack, "Sorry, Kubernetes {{.k8sVersion}} requires crictl to be installed in root's path", out.V{"k8sVersion": ver.String()})
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -2062,24 +2062,24 @@ func startNerdctld() {
 	runner := co.CP.Runner
 
 	// and set 777 to these files
-	if out, err := runner.RunCmd(exec.Command("sudo", "chmod", "777", "/usr/local/bin/nerdctl", "/usr/local/bin/nerdctld")); err != nil {
-		exit.Error(reason.StartNerdctld, fmt.Sprintf("Failed setting permission for nerdctl: %s", out.Output()), err)
+	if rest, err := runner.RunCmd(exec.Command("sudo", "chmod", "777", "/usr/local/bin/nerdctl", "/usr/local/bin/nerdctld")); err != nil {
+		exit.Error(reason.StartNerdctld, fmt.Sprintf("Failed setting permission for nerdctl: %s", rest.Output()), err)
 	}
 
 	// sudo systemctl start nerdctld.socket
-	if out, err := runner.RunCmd(exec.Command("sudo", "systemctl", "start", "nerdctld.socket")); err != nil {
-		exit.Error(reason.StartNerdctld, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to enable nerdctld.socket: %s", out.Output()), err)
+	if rest, err := runner.RunCmd(exec.Command("sudo", "systemctl", "start", "nerdctld.socket")); err != nil {
+		exit.Error(reason.StartNerdctld, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to enable nerdctld.socket: %s", rest.Output()), err)
 	}
 	// sudo systemctl start nerdctld.service
-	if out, err := runner.RunCmd(exec.Command("sudo", "systemctl", "start", "nerdctld.service")); err != nil {
-		exit.Error(reason.StartNerdctld, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to enable nerdctld.service: %s", out.Output()), err)
+	if rest, err := runner.RunCmd(exec.Command("sudo", "systemctl", "start", "nerdctld.service")); err != nil {
+		exit.Error(reason.StartNerdctld, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to enable nerdctld.service: %s", rest.Output()), err)
 	}
 
 	// set up environment variable on remote machine. docker client uses 'non-login & non-interactive shell' therefore the only way is to modify .bashrc file of user 'docker'
 	// insert this at 4th line
 	envSetupCommand := exec.Command("/bin/bash", "-c", "sed -i '4i export DOCKER_HOST=unix:///run/nerdctld.sock' .bashrc")
-	if out, err := runner.RunCmd(envSetupCommand); err != nil {
-		exit.Error(reason.StartNerdctld, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to set up DOCKER_HOST: %s", out.Output()), err)
+	if rest, err := runner.RunCmd(envSetupCommand); err != nil {
+		exit.Error(reason.StartNerdctld, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to set up DOCKER_HOST: %s", rest.Output()), err)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/main.go b/cmd/minikube/main.go
index af9a29c924..eb3fa841e2 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/main.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/main.go
@@ -156,13 +156,13 @@ func checkLogFileMaxSize(file string, maxSizeKB int64) bool {
 // logFileName generates a default logfile name in the form minikube_<argv[1]>_<hash>_<count>.log from args
 func logFileName(dir string, logIdx int64) string {
 	h := sha1.New()
-	user, err := user.Current()
+	userInfo, err := user.Current()
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Warningf("Unable to get username to add to log filename hash: %v", err)
 	} else {
-		_, err := h.Write([]byte(user.Username))
+		_, err := h.Write([]byte(userInfo.Username))
 		if err != nil {
-			klog.Warningf("Unable to add username %s to log filename hash: %v", user.Username, err)
+			klog.Warningf("Unable to add username %s to log filename hash: %v", userInfo.Username, err)
 		}
 	}
 	for _, s := range pflag.Args() {
diff --git a/hack/benchmark/cpu_usage/auto_pause/chart.go b/hack/benchmark/cpu_usage/auto_pause/chart.go
index 295ba645a1..86c618136b 100644
--- a/hack/benchmark/cpu_usage/auto_pause/chart.go
+++ b/hack/benchmark/cpu_usage/auto_pause/chart.go
@@ -63,11 +63,13 @@ func execute() error {
 	p := plot.New()
 
 	// Set view options
-	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "darwin":
 		p.Title.Text = "CPU% Busy Overhead - With Auto Pause vs. Non Auto Pause (less is better)"
-	} else if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
+	case "linux":
 		p.Title.Text = "CPU% Busy Overhead - With Auto Pause vs. Non Auto Pause (less is better)"
 	}
+
 	p.Y.Label.Text = "CPU overhead%"
 
 	// Open non-autopause csv file of benchmark summary
@@ -158,9 +160,10 @@ func execute() error {
 	p.Legend.Top = true
 
 	// Add x-lay names
-	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "darwin":
 		p.NominalX("OS idle", "minikube hyperkit", "minikube virtualbox", "minikube docker", "Docker for Mac Kubernetes", "k3d", "kind")
-	} else if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
+	case "linux":
 		p.NominalX("OS idle", "minikube kvm2", "minikube virtualbox", "minikube docker", "Docker idle", "k3d", "kind")
 	}
 
@@ -223,16 +226,18 @@ func execute() error {
 	p.Add(napl, apl)
 
 	// Output bar graph
-	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "darwin":
 		if err := p.Save(13*vg.Inch, 8*vg.Inch, FOLDER+"/mac.png"); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to create bar graph png")
 		}
 		log.Printf("Generated graph png to %s/mac.png", FOLDER)
-	} else if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
+	case "linux":
 		if err := p.Save(13*vg.Inch, 10*vg.Inch, FOLDER+"/linux.png"); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to create bar graph png")
 		}
 		log.Printf("Generated graph png to %s/linux.png", FOLDER)
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/hack/benchmark/cpu_usage/idle_only/chart.go b/hack/benchmark/cpu_usage/idle_only/chart.go
index f3f4e1f759..aaf466b67c 100644
--- a/hack/benchmark/cpu_usage/idle_only/chart.go
+++ b/hack/benchmark/cpu_usage/idle_only/chart.go
@@ -62,11 +62,13 @@ func execute() error {
 	p := plot.New()
 
 	// Set view options
-	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "darwin":
 		p.Title.Text = "CPU% Busy Overhead - Average first 5 minutes on macOS (less is better)"
-	} else if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
+	case "linux":
 		p.Title.Text = "CPU% Busy Overhead - Average first 5 minutes on Linux (less is better)"
 	}
+
 	p.Y.Label.Text = "CPU overhead%"
 
 	// Open csv file of benchmark summary
@@ -114,9 +116,10 @@ func execute() error {
 	p.Legend.Top = true
 
 	// Add x-lay names
-	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "darwin":
 		p.NominalX("OS idle", "minikube hyperkit", "minikube virtualbox", "minikube docker", "Docker for Mac Kubernetes", "k3d", "kind")
-	} else if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
+	case "linux":
 		p.NominalX("OS idle", "minikube kvm2", "minikube virtualbox", "minikube docker", "Docker idle", "k3d", "kind")
 	}
 
@@ -151,16 +154,18 @@ func execute() error {
 	p.Add(cl)
 
 	// Output bar graph
-	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
+	switch runtime.GOOS {
+	case "darwin":
 		if err := p.Save(13*vg.Inch, 8*vg.Inch, FOLDER+"/mac.png"); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to create bar graph png")
 		}
 		log.Printf("Generated graph png to %s/mac.png", FOLDER)
-	} else if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
+	case "linux":
 		if err := p.Save(13*vg.Inch, 10*vg.Inch, FOLDER+"/linux.png"); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to create bar graph png")
 		}
 		log.Printf("Generated graph png to %s/linux.png", FOLDER)
 	}
+
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/hack/update/buildkit_version/update_buildkit_version.go b/hack/update/buildkit_version/update_buildkit_version.go
index cfb98dcd69..92a1f2afd9 100644
--- a/hack/update/buildkit_version/update_buildkit_version.go
+++ b/hack/update/buildkit_version/update_buildkit_version.go
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func updateHashFile(version, arch, filePath string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
-	if _, err := f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("sha256 %x  buildkit-%s.linux-%s.tar.gz\n", sum, version, arch)); err != nil {
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(f, "sha256 %x  buildkit-%s.linux-%s.tar.gz\n", sum, version, arch); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write to hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/hack/update/cni_plugins_version/update_cni_plugins_version.go b/hack/update/cni_plugins_version/update_cni_plugins_version.go
index ad3fc4b7a7..c8f3d86a22 100644
--- a/hack/update/cni_plugins_version/update_cni_plugins_version.go
+++ b/hack/update/cni_plugins_version/update_cni_plugins_version.go
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func updateHashFile(version, arch, packagePath string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
-	if _, err := f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("sha256 %x  cni-plugins-linux-%s-%s.tgz\n", sum, arch, version)); err != nil {
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(f, "sha256 %x  cni-plugins-linux-%s-%s.tgz\n", sum, arch, version); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write to hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/hack/update/containerd_version/update_containerd_version.go b/hack/update/containerd_version/update_containerd_version.go
index bfdceed62f..8af4c8a711 100644
--- a/hack/update/containerd_version/update_containerd_version.go
+++ b/hack/update/containerd_version/update_containerd_version.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func updateHashFile(version, arch, folderSuffix string, shaSum [sha256.Size]byte
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
-	if _, err := f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("sha256 %x %s.tar.gz\n", shaSum, version)); err != nil {
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(f, "sha256 %x %s.tar.gz\n", shaSum, version); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write to hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/hack/update/cri-o_version/update_cri-o_version.go b/hack/update/cri-o_version/update_cri-o_version.go
index e842881ada..abdb86a81e 100644
--- a/hack/update/cri-o_version/update_cri-o_version.go
+++ b/hack/update/cri-o_version/update_cri-o_version.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func updateHashFile(version string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
-	if _, err := f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("sha256 %x %s.tar.gz\n", sum, version)); err != nil {
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(f, "sha256 %x %s.tar.gz\n", sum, version); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write to hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/hack/update/cri_dockerd_version/update_cri_dockerd_version.go b/hack/update/cri_dockerd_version/update_cri_dockerd_version.go
index f76f685911..7423172752 100644
--- a/hack/update/cri_dockerd_version/update_cri_dockerd_version.go
+++ b/hack/update/cri_dockerd_version/update_cri_dockerd_version.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func updateHashFile(filePath, commit string, shaSum [sha256.Size]byte) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
-	if _, err := f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("sha256 %x %s.tar.gz\n", shaSum, commit)); err != nil {
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(f, "sha256 %x %s.tar.gz\n", shaSum, commit); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write to hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/hack/update/crictl_version/update_crictl_version.go b/hack/update/crictl_version/update_crictl_version.go
index 17a07a91e1..72dd12a3a7 100644
--- a/hack/update/crictl_version/update_crictl_version.go
+++ b/hack/update/crictl_version/update_crictl_version.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func updateHashFile(version, arch, packagePath string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
-	if _, err := f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("sha256 %x  crictl-%s-linux-%s.tar.gz\n", sum, version, arch)); err != nil {
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(f, "sha256 %x  crictl-%s-linux-%s.tar.gz\n", sum, version, arch); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write to hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/hack/update/crun_version/update_crun_version.go b/hack/update/crun_version/update_crun_version.go
index c04f0e24be..039738a4b3 100644
--- a/hack/update/crun_version/update_crun_version.go
+++ b/hack/update/crun_version/update_crun_version.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func updateHashFiles(version string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
-	if _, err := f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("sha256 %x crun-%s.tar.gz\n", sum, version)); err != nil {
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(f, "sha256 %x crun-%s.tar.gz\n", sum, version); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write to hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/hack/update/docker_buildx_version/update_docker_buildx_version.go b/hack/update/docker_buildx_version/update_docker_buildx_version.go
index b484736a3a..7ca6062b36 100644
--- a/hack/update/docker_buildx_version/update_docker_buildx_version.go
+++ b/hack/update/docker_buildx_version/update_docker_buildx_version.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func updateHashFile(version, arch, folderSuffix string, shaSum [sha256.Size]byte
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
-	if _, err := f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("sha256 %x  %s.tar.gz\n", shaSum, version)); err != nil {
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(f, "sha256 %x  %s.tar.gz\n", shaSum, version); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write to hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/hack/update/docker_version/update_docker_version.go b/hack/update/docker_version/update_docker_version.go
index 704902e4d8..1dca891e56 100644
--- a/hack/update/docker_version/update_docker_version.go
+++ b/hack/update/docker_version/update_docker_version.go
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func updateHashFile(version, arch, folderSuffix string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
-	if _, err := f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("sha256 %x  docker-%s.tgz\n", sum, version)); err != nil {
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(f, "sha256 %x  docker-%s.tgz\n", sum, version); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write to hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/hack/update/golang_version/update_golang_version.go b/hack/update/golang_version/update_golang_version.go
index 7096324f15..8f672218b9 100644
--- a/hack/update/golang_version/update_golang_version.go
+++ b/hack/update/golang_version/update_golang_version.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func updateGoHashFile(version string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open go.hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
-	if _, err := f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("sha256  %s  go%s.src.tar.gz\n", sha, version)); err != nil {
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(f, "sha256  %s  go%s.src.tar.gz\n", sha, version); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write to go.hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/hack/update/nerdctl_version/update_nerdctl_version.go b/hack/update/nerdctl_version/update_nerdctl_version.go
index 5f196255b0..01d2a3a83a 100644
--- a/hack/update/nerdctl_version/update_nerdctl_version.go
+++ b/hack/update/nerdctl_version/update_nerdctl_version.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func updateHashFile(version, arch, packagePath string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
-	if _, err := f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("sha256 %x  nerdctl-%s-linux-%s.tar.gz\n", sum, version, arch)); err != nil {
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(f, "sha256 %x  nerdctl-%s-linux-%s.tar.gz\n", sum, version, arch); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write to hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/hack/update/runc_version/update_runc_version.go b/hack/update/runc_version/update_runc_version.go
index 27c4263d69..ef89e79ed3 100644
--- a/hack/update/runc_version/update_runc_version.go
+++ b/hack/update/runc_version/update_runc_version.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func updateHashFiles(version string) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
-	if _, err := f.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("sha256 %x %s.tar.gz\n", sum, version)); err != nil {
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(f, "sha256 %x %s.tar.gz\n", sum, version); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to write to hash file: %v", err)
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/addons/addons_storage_classes.go b/pkg/addons/addons_storage_classes.go
index a921294343..45e8648593 100644
--- a/pkg/addons/addons_storage_classes.go
+++ b/pkg/addons/addons_storage_classes.go
@@ -37,9 +37,10 @@ func enableOrDisableStorageClasses(cc *config.ClusterConfig, name string, val st
 	}
 
 	class := defaultStorageClassProvisioner
-	if name == "storage-provisioner-gluster" {
+	switch name {
+	case "storage-provisioner-gluster":
 		class = "glusterfile"
-	} else if name == "storage-provisioner-rancher" {
+	case "storage-provisioner-rancher":
 		class = "local-path"
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go
index 9fae7a457c..6be2547ea8 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/kic.go
@@ -456,20 +456,20 @@ func (d *Driver) Stop() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	runtime, err := cruntime.New(cruntime.Config{Type: d.NodeConfig.ContainerRuntime, Runner: d.exec})
+	crMgr, err := cruntime.New(cruntime.Config{Type: d.NodeConfig.ContainerRuntime, Runner: d.exec})
 	if err != nil { // won't return error because:
 		// even though we can't stop the cotainers inside, we still wanna stop the minikube container itself
 		klog.Errorf("unable to get container runtime: %v", err)
 	} else {
-		containers, err := runtime.ListContainers(cruntime.ListContainersOptions{Namespaces: constants.DefaultNamespaces})
+		containers, err := crMgr.ListContainers(cruntime.ListContainersOptions{Namespaces: constants.DefaultNamespaces})
 		if err != nil {
 			klog.Infof("unable list containers : %v", err)
 		}
 		if len(containers) > 0 {
-			if err := runtime.StopContainers(containers); err != nil {
+			if err := crMgr.StopContainers(containers); err != nil {
 				klog.Infof("unable to stop containers : %v", err)
 			}
-			if err := runtime.KillContainers(containers); err != nil {
+			if err := crMgr.KillContainers(containers); err != nil {
 				klog.Errorf("unable to kill containers : %v", err)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/network_create.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/network_create.go
index cbdc1076e6..cd38dc785c 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/network_create.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/network_create.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func CreateNetwork(ociBin, networkName, subnet, staticIP string) (net.IP, error)
 			return info.gateway, nil
 		}
 		// don't retry if error is not address is taken
-		if !(errors.Is(err, ErrNetworkSubnetTaken) || errors.Is(err, ErrNetworkGatewayTaken)) {
+		if !errors.Is(err, ErrNetworkSubnetTaken) && !errors.Is(err, ErrNetworkGatewayTaken) {
 			klog.Errorf("error while trying to create %s network %s %s: %v", ociBin, networkName, subnet.CIDR, err)
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("un-retryable: %w", err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/oci.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/oci.go
index 5e761db724..b02fb22397 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/oci.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/oci.go
@@ -191,9 +191,10 @@ func CreateContainerNode(p CreateParams) error { //nolint to suppress cyclomatic
 		runArgs = append(runArgs, "--ip", p.IP)
 	}
 
-	if p.GPUs == "all" || p.GPUs == "nvidia" {
+	switch p.GPUs {
+	case "all", "nvidia":
 		runArgs = append(runArgs, "--gpus", "all", "--env", "NVIDIA_DRIVER_CAPABILITIES=all")
-	} else if p.GPUs == "amd" {
+	case "amd":
 		/* https://rocm.docs.amd.com/projects/install-on-linux/en/latest/how-to/docker.html
 		 * "--security-opt seccomp=unconfined" is also required but included above.
 		 */
diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kvm/network.go b/pkg/drivers/kvm/network.go
index 66e947ed5f..633a672bc8 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kvm/network.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kvm/network.go
@@ -225,15 +225,15 @@ func (d *Driver) createNetwork() error {
 		log.Debugf("created network xml: %s", networkXML.String())
 
 		// define the network using our template
-		var network *libvirt.Network
-		network, err = conn.NetworkDefineXML(networkXML.String())
+		var libvirtNet *libvirt.Network
+		libvirtNet, err = conn.NetworkDefineXML(networkXML.String())
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("defining private KVM network %s %s from xml %s: %w", d.PrivateNetwork, subnet.CIDR, networkXML.String(), err)
 		}
 
 		// and finally create & start it
 		log.Debugf("trying to create private KVM network %s %s...", d.PrivateNetwork, subnet.CIDR)
-		if err = network.Create(); err == nil {
+		if err = libvirtNet.Create(); err == nil {
 			log.Debugf("private KVM network %s %s created", d.PrivateNetwork, subnet.CIDR)
 			return nil
 		}
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func (d *Driver) deleteNetwork() error {
 
 	// network: private
 	log.Debugf("Checking if network %s exists...", d.PrivateNetwork)
-	network, err := conn.LookupNetworkByName(d.PrivateNetwork)
+	libvirtNet, err := conn.LookupNetworkByName(d.PrivateNetwork)
 	if err != nil {
 		if lvErr(err).Code == libvirt.ERR_NO_NETWORK {
 			log.Warnf("Network %s does not exist. Skipping deletion", d.PrivateNetwork)
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func (d *Driver) deleteNetwork() error {
 		}
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed looking up network %s", d.PrivateNetwork)
 	}
-	defer func() { _ = network.Free() }()
+	defer func() { _ = libvirtNet.Free() }()
 	log.Debugf("Network %s exists", d.PrivateNetwork)
 
 	err = d.checkDomains(conn)
@@ -283,18 +283,18 @@ func (d *Driver) deleteNetwork() error {
 
 	log.Debugf("Trying to delete network %s...", d.PrivateNetwork)
 	deleteFunc := func() error {
-		active, err := network.IsActive()
+		active, err := libvirtNet.IsActive()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		if active {
 			log.Debugf("Destroying active network %s", d.PrivateNetwork)
-			if err := network.Destroy(); err != nil {
+			if err := libvirtNet.Destroy(); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
 		log.Debugf("Undefining inactive network %s", d.PrivateNetwork)
-		return network.Undefine()
+		return libvirtNet.Undefine()
 	}
 	if err := retry.Local(deleteFunc, 10*time.Second); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "deleting network")
@@ -391,23 +391,23 @@ func (d *Driver) checkDomains(conn *libvirt.Connect) error {
 
 // addStaticIP appends new host's name, MAC and static IP address record to list of network DHCP leases.
 // It will return nil if host record already exists.
-func addStaticIP(conn *libvirt.Connect, network, hostname, mac, ip string) error {
-	l, err := dhcpLease(conn, network, hostname, mac, ip)
+func addStaticIP(conn *libvirt.Connect, networkName, hostname, mac, ip string) error {
+	l, err := dhcpLease(conn, networkName, hostname, mac, ip)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed looking up network %s for host DHCP lease {name: %q, mac: %q, ip: %q}: %w", network, hostname, mac, ip, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed looking up network %s for host DHCP lease {name: %q, mac: %q, ip: %q}: %w", networkName, hostname, mac, ip, err)
 	}
 	if l != nil {
-		log.Debugf("skip adding static IP to network %s - found existing host DHCP lease matching {name: %q, mac: %q, ip: %q}", network, hostname, mac, ip)
+		log.Debugf("skip adding static IP to network %s - found existing host DHCP lease matching {name: %q, mac: %q, ip: %q}", networkName, hostname, mac, ip)
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	net, err := conn.LookupNetworkByName(network)
+	libvirtNet, err := conn.LookupNetworkByName(networkName)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed looking up network %s: %w", network, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed looking up network %s: %w", networkName, err)
 	}
-	defer func() { _ = net.Free() }()
+	defer func() { _ = libvirtNet.Free() }()
 
-	return net.Update(
+	return libvirtNet.Update(
 		libvirt.NETWORK_UPDATE_COMMAND_ADD_LAST,
 		libvirt.NETWORK_SECTION_IP_DHCP_HOST,
 		-1,
@@ -417,23 +417,23 @@ func addStaticIP(conn *libvirt.Connect, network, hostname, mac, ip string) error
 
 // delStaticIP deletes static IP address record that matches given combination of host's name, MAC and IP from list of network DHCP leases.
 // It will return nil if record doesn't exist.
-func delStaticIP(conn *libvirt.Connect, network, hostname, mac, ip string) error {
-	l, err := dhcpLease(conn, network, hostname, mac, ip)
+func delStaticIP(conn *libvirt.Connect, networkName, hostname, mac, ip string) error {
+	l, err := dhcpLease(conn, networkName, hostname, mac, ip)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed looking up network %s for host DHCP lease {name: %q, mac: %q, ip: %q}: %w", network, hostname, mac, ip, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed looking up network %s for host DHCP lease {name: %q, mac: %q, ip: %q}: %w", networkName, hostname, mac, ip, err)
 	}
 	if l == nil {
-		log.Debugf("skip deleting static IP from network %s - couldn't find host DHCP lease matching {name: %q, mac: %q, ip: %q}", network, hostname, mac, ip)
+		log.Debugf("skip deleting static IP from network %s - couldn't find host DHCP lease matching {name: %q, mac: %q, ip: %q}", networkName, hostname, mac, ip)
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	net, err := conn.LookupNetworkByName(network)
+	libvirtNet, err := conn.LookupNetworkByName(networkName)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed looking up network %s: %w", network, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed looking up network %s: %w", networkName, err)
 	}
-	defer func() { _ = net.Free() }()
+	defer func() { _ = libvirtNet.Free() }()
 
-	return net.Update(
+	return libvirtNet.Update(
 		libvirt.NETWORK_UPDATE_COMMAND_DELETE,
 		libvirt.NETWORK_SECTION_IP_DHCP_HOST,
 		-1,
@@ -442,56 +442,56 @@ func delStaticIP(conn *libvirt.Connect, network, hostname, mac, ip string) error
 }
 
 // dhcpLease returns network DHCP lease that matches given combination of host's name, MAC and IP.
-func dhcpLease(conn *libvirt.Connect, network, hostname, mac, ip string) (lease *libvirt.NetworkDHCPLease, err error) {
+func dhcpLease(conn *libvirt.Connect, networkName, hostname, mac, ip string) (lease *libvirt.NetworkDHCPLease, err error) {
 	if hostname == "" && mac == "" && ip == "" {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
-	net, err := conn.LookupNetworkByName(network)
+	libvirtNet, err := conn.LookupNetworkByName(networkName)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed looking up network %s: %w", network, err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed looking up network %s: %w", networkName, err)
 	}
-	defer func() { _ = net.Free() }()
+	defer func() { _ = libvirtNet.Free() }()
 
-	leases, err := net.GetDHCPLeases()
+	leases, err := libvirtNet.GetDHCPLeases()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed getting host DHCP leases: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	for _, l := range leases {
 		if (hostname == "" || hostname == l.Hostname) && (mac == "" || mac == l.Mac) && (ip == "" || ip == l.IPaddr) {
-			log.Debugf("found host DHCP lease matching {name: %q, mac: %q, ip: %q} in network %s: %+v", hostname, mac, ip, network, l)
+			log.Debugf("found host DHCP lease matching {name: %q, mac: %q, ip: %q} in network %s: %+v", hostname, mac, ip, networkName, l)
 			return &l, nil
 		}
 	}
 
-	log.Debugf("unable to find host DHCP lease matching {name: %q, mac: %q, ip: %q} in network %s", hostname, mac, ip, network)
+	log.Debugf("unable to find host DHCP lease matching {name: %q, mac: %q, ip: %q} in network %s", hostname, mac, ip, networkName)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
 // ipFromAPI returns current primary IP address of domain interface in network.
-func ipFromAPI(conn *libvirt.Connect, domain, network string) (string, error) {
-	mac, err := macFromXML(conn, domain, network)
+func ipFromAPI(conn *libvirt.Connect, domain, networkName string) (string, error) {
+	mac, err := macFromXML(conn, domain, networkName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed getting MAC address: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	ifaces, err := ifListFromAPI(conn, domain)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed getting network %s interfaces using API of domain %s: %w", network, domain, err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed getting network %s interfaces using API of domain %s: %w", networkName, domain, err)
 	}
 	for _, i := range ifaces {
 		if i.Hwaddr == mac {
 			if i.Addrs != nil {
-				log.Debugf("domain %s has current primary IP address %s and MAC address %s in network %s", domain, i.Addrs[0].Addr, mac, network)
+				log.Debugf("domain %s has current primary IP address %s and MAC address %s in network %s", domain, i.Addrs[0].Addr, mac, networkName)
 				return i.Addrs[0].Addr, nil
 			}
-			log.Debugf("domain %s with MAC address %s doesn't have current IP address in network %s: %+v", domain, mac, network, i)
+			log.Debugf("domain %s with MAC address %s doesn't have current IP address in network %s: %+v", domain, mac, networkName, i)
 			return "", nil
 		}
 	}
 
-	log.Debugf("unable to find current IP address of domain %s in network %s", domain, network)
+	log.Debugf("unable to find current IP address of domain %s in network %s", domain, networkName)
 	return "", nil
 }
 
@@ -522,40 +522,40 @@ func ifListFromAPI(conn *libvirt.Connect, domain string) ([]libvirt.DomainInterf
 }
 
 // ipFromXML returns defined IP address of interface in network.
-func ipFromXML(conn *libvirt.Connect, domain, network string) (string, error) {
-	mac, err := macFromXML(conn, domain, network)
+func ipFromXML(conn *libvirt.Connect, domain, networkName string) (string, error) {
+	mac, err := macFromXML(conn, domain, networkName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed getting MAC address: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	lease, err := dhcpLease(conn, network, "", mac, "")
+	lease, err := dhcpLease(conn, networkName, "", mac, "")
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed looking up network %s for host DHCP lease {name: <any>, mac: %q, ip: <any>}: %w", network, mac, err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed looking up network %s for host DHCP lease {name: <any>, mac: %q, ip: <any>}: %w", networkName, mac, err)
 	}
 	if lease == nil {
-		log.Debugf("unable to find defined IP address of network %s interface with MAC address %s", network, mac)
+		log.Debugf("unable to find defined IP address of network %s interface with MAC address %s", networkName, mac)
 		return "", nil
 	}
 
-	log.Debugf("domain %s has defined IP address %s and MAC address %s in network %s", domain, lease.IPaddr, mac, network)
+	log.Debugf("domain %s has defined IP address %s and MAC address %s in network %s", domain, lease.IPaddr, mac, networkName)
 	return lease.IPaddr, nil
 }
 
 // macFromXML returns defined MAC address of interface in network from domain XML.
-func macFromXML(conn *libvirt.Connect, domain, network string) (string, error) {
+func macFromXML(conn *libvirt.Connect, domain, networkName string) (string, error) {
 	domIfs, err := ifListFromXML(conn, domain)
 	if err != nil {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed getting network %s interfaces using XML of domain %s: %w", network, domain, err)
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed getting network %s interfaces using XML of domain %s: %w", networkName, domain, err)
 	}
 
 	for _, i := range domIfs {
-		if i.Source.Network == network {
-			log.Debugf("domain %s has defined MAC address %s in network %s", domain, i.Mac.Address, network)
+		if i.Source.Network == networkName {
+			log.Debugf("domain %s has defined MAC address %s in network %s", domain, i.Mac.Address, networkName)
 			return i.Mac.Address, nil
 		}
 	}
 
-	return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to get defined MAC address of network %s interface using XML of domain %s: network %s not found", network, domain, network)
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("unable to get defined MAC address of network %s interface using XML of domain %s: network %s not found", networkName, domain, networkName)
 }
 
 // ifListFromXML returns defined domain interfaces from domain XML.
diff --git a/pkg/generate/docs.go b/pkg/generate/docs.go
index 42230c7540..bdfac319a7 100644
--- a/pkg/generate/docs.go
+++ b/pkg/generate/docs.go
@@ -97,17 +97,17 @@ func GenMarkdownCustom(cmd *cobra.Command, w io.Writer) error {
 	buf.WriteString(long + "\n\n")
 
 	if cmd.Runnable() {
-		buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("```shell\n%s\n```\n\n", cmd.UseLine()))
+		fmt.Fprintf(buf, "```shell\n%s\n```\n\n", cmd.UseLine())
 	}
 
 	if len(cmd.Aliases) > 0 {
 		buf.WriteString("### Aliases\n\n")
-		buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n", cmd.Aliases))
+		fmt.Fprintf(buf, "%s\n\n", cmd.Aliases)
 	}
 
 	if len(cmd.Example) > 0 {
 		buf.WriteString("### Examples\n\n")
-		buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("```\n%s\n```\n\n", cmd.Example))
+		fmt.Fprintf(buf, "```\n%s\n```\n\n", cmd.Example)
 	}
 
 	if err := printOptions(buf, cmd); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/generate/errorcodes.go b/pkg/generate/errorcodes.go
index a81decdce4..145d92d47d 100644
--- a/pkg/generate/errorcodes.go
+++ b/pkg/generate/errorcodes.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func ErrorCodes(docPath string, pathsToCheck []string) error {
 
 					// This is the numeric code of the error, e.g. 80 for ExGuest Error
 					code := s.Value
-					buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s  \n", code, currentError))
+					fmt.Fprintf(buf, "%s: %s  \n", code, currentError)
 				}
 				return true
 			})
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func ErrorCodes(docPath string, pathsToCheck []string) error {
 					currentNode = id.Name
 					if strings.HasPrefix(currentNode, "Ex") && currentNode != "ExitCode" {
 						// We have all the info we're going to get on this error, print it out
-						buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("%s (Exit code %v)  \n", currentID, currentNode))
+						fmt.Fprintf(buf, "%s (Exit code %v)  \n", currentID, currentNode)
 						if currentComment != "" {
 							buf.WriteString(currentComment + "  \n")
 						}
diff --git a/pkg/kapi/kapi.go b/pkg/kapi/kapi.go
index c7f2786017..4b34297c37 100644
--- a/pkg/kapi/kapi.go
+++ b/pkg/kapi/kapi.go
@@ -48,21 +48,21 @@ var (
 )
 
 // ClientConfig returns the client configuration for a kubectl context
-func ClientConfig(context string) (*rest.Config, error) {
+func ClientConfig(ctx string) (*rest.Config, error) {
 	loader := clientcmd.NewDefaultClientConfigLoadingRules()
-	cc := clientcmd.NewNonInteractiveDeferredLoadingClientConfig(loader, &clientcmd.ConfigOverrides{CurrentContext: context})
+	cc := clientcmd.NewNonInteractiveDeferredLoadingClientConfig(loader, &clientcmd.ConfigOverrides{CurrentContext: ctx})
 	c, err := cc.ClientConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("client config: %v", err)
 	}
 	c = proxy.UpdateTransport(c)
-	klog.V(1).Infof("client config for %s: %+v", context, c)
+	klog.V(1).Infof("client config for %s: %+v", ctx, c)
 	return c, nil
 }
 
 // Client gets the Kubernetes client for a kubectl context name
-func Client(context string) (*kubernetes.Clientset, error) {
-	c, err := ClientConfig(context)
+func Client(ctx string) (*kubernetes.Clientset, error) {
+	c, err := ClientConfig(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/certs.go b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/certs.go
index 23f2cb3788..3354f6bd82 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/certs.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/certs.go
@@ -579,8 +579,8 @@ func installCertSymlinks(cr command.Runner, caCerts map[string]string) error {
 
 // canRead returns true if the file represented
 // by path exists and is readable, otherwise false.
-func canRead(path string) bool {
-	f, err := os.Open(path)
+func canRead(filePath string) bool {
+	f, err := os.Open(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/images/images.go b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/images/images.go
index f139e18a5b..27b5b7f1d6 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/images/images.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/images/images.go
@@ -164,9 +164,11 @@ func auxiliary(mirror string) []string {
 func storageProvisioner(mirror string) string {
 	cv := version.GetStorageProvisionerVersion()
 	in := "k8s-minikube/storage-provisioner:" + cv
-	if mirror == "" {
+
+	switch mirror {
+	case "":
 		mirror = "gcr.io"
-	} else if mirror == constants.AliyunMirror {
+	case constants.AliyunMirror:
 		in = "storage-provisioner:" + cv
 	}
 	return path.Join(mirror, in)
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kubeadm/kubeadm.go b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kubeadm/kubeadm.go
index fc6c25de15..04c67b6362 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kubeadm/kubeadm.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/bootstrapper/kubeadm/kubeadm.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func (k *Bootstrapper) clearStaleConfigs(cfg config.ClusterConfig) {
 
 // init initialises primary control-plane using kubeadm.
 func (k *Bootstrapper) init(cfg config.ClusterConfig) error {
-	version, err := util.ParseKubernetesVersion(cfg.KubernetesConfig.KubernetesVersion)
+	ver, err := util.ParseKubernetesVersion(cfg.KubernetesConfig.KubernetesVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "parsing Kubernetes version")
 	}
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func (k *Bootstrapper) init(cfg config.ClusterConfig) error {
 		"Swap",       // For "none" users who have swap configured
 		"NumCPU",     // For "none" users who have too few CPUs
 	}
-	if version.GE(semver.MustParse("1.20.0")) {
+	if ver.GE(semver.MustParse("1.20.0")) {
 		ignore = append(ignore,
 			"Mem", // For "none" users who have too little memory
 		)
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ func (k *Bootstrapper) restartPrimaryControlPlane(cfg config.ClusterConfig) erro
 		// and by that time we would exit completely, so we wait until kubelet begins restarting pods
 		klog.Info("waiting for restarted kubelet to initialise ...")
 		start := time.Now()
-		wait := func() error {
+		waitFunc := func() error {
 			pods, err := client.CoreV1().Pods(meta.NamespaceSystem).List(context.Background(), meta.ListOptions{LabelSelector: "tier=control-plane"})
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ func (k *Bootstrapper) restartPrimaryControlPlane(cfg config.ClusterConfig) erro
 			}
 			return fmt.Errorf("kubelet not initialised")
 		}
-		_ = retry.Expo(wait, 250*time.Millisecond, 1*time.Minute)
+		_ = retry.Expo(waitFunc, 250*time.Millisecond, 1*time.Minute)
 		klog.Infof("kubelet initialised")
 		klog.Infof("duration metric: took %s waiting for restarted kubelet to initialise ...", time.Since(start))
 	}
@@ -784,11 +784,11 @@ func (k *Bootstrapper) GenerateToken(cc config.ClusterConfig) (string, error) {
 	joinCmd = fmt.Sprintf("%s --ignore-preflight-errors=all", strings.TrimSpace(joinCmd))
 
 	// avoid "Found multiple CRI endpoints on the host. Please define which one do you wish to use by setting the 'criSocket' field in the kubeadm configuration file: unix:///var/run/containerd/containerd.sock, unix:///var/run/cri-dockerd.sock" error
-	version, err := util.ParseKubernetesVersion(cc.KubernetesConfig.KubernetesVersion)
+	ver, err := util.ParseKubernetesVersion(cc.KubernetesConfig.KubernetesVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "parsing Kubernetes version")
 	}
-	cr, err := cruntime.New(cruntime.Config{Type: cc.KubernetesConfig.ContainerRuntime, Runner: k.c, Socket: cc.KubernetesConfig.CRISocket, KubernetesVersion: version})
+	cr, err := cruntime.New(cruntime.Config{Type: cc.KubernetesConfig.ContainerRuntime, Runner: k.c, Socket: cc.KubernetesConfig.CRISocket, KubernetesVersion: ver})
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("cruntime: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -840,11 +840,11 @@ func StopKubernetes(runner command.Runner, cr cruntime.Manager) {
 
 // DeleteCluster removes the components that were started earlier
 func (k *Bootstrapper) DeleteCluster(k8s config.KubernetesConfig) error {
-	version, err := util.ParseKubernetesVersion(k8s.KubernetesVersion)
+	ver, err := util.ParseKubernetesVersion(k8s.KubernetesVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "parsing Kubernetes version")
 	}
-	cr, err := cruntime.New(cruntime.Config{Type: k8s.ContainerRuntime, Runner: k.c, Socket: k8s.CRISocket, KubernetesVersion: version})
+	cr, err := cruntime.New(cruntime.Config{Type: k8s.ContainerRuntime, Runner: k.c, Socket: k8s.CRISocket, KubernetesVersion: ver})
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "runtime")
 	}
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ func (k *Bootstrapper) DeleteCluster(k8s config.KubernetesConfig) error {
 	ka := bsutil.InvokeKubeadm(k8s.KubernetesVersion)
 	sp := cr.SocketPath()
 	cmd := fmt.Sprintf("%s reset --cri-socket %s --force", ka, sp)
-	if version.LT(semver.MustParse("1.11.0")) {
+	if ver.LT(semver.MustParse("1.11.0")) {
 		cmd = fmt.Sprintf("%s reset --cri-socket %s", ka, sp)
 	}
 
@@ -874,12 +874,12 @@ func (k *Bootstrapper) SetupCerts(k8s config.ClusterConfig, n config.Node, pcpCm
 func (k *Bootstrapper) UpdateCluster(cfg config.ClusterConfig) error {
 	klog.Infof("updating cluster %+v ...", cfg)
 
-	images, err := images.Kubeadm(cfg.KubernetesConfig.ImageRepository, cfg.KubernetesConfig.KubernetesVersion)
+	imgs, err := images.Kubeadm(cfg.KubernetesConfig.ImageRepository, cfg.KubernetesConfig.KubernetesVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "kubeadm images")
 	}
 
-	version, err := util.ParseKubernetesVersion(cfg.KubernetesConfig.KubernetesVersion)
+	ver, err := util.ParseKubernetesVersion(cfg.KubernetesConfig.KubernetesVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "parsing Kubernetes version")
 	}
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ func (k *Bootstrapper) UpdateCluster(cfg config.ClusterConfig) error {
 		Type:              cfg.KubernetesConfig.ContainerRuntime,
 		Runner:            k.c,
 		Socket:            cfg.KubernetesConfig.CRISocket,
-		KubernetesVersion: version,
+		KubernetesVersion: ver,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "runtime")
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ func (k *Bootstrapper) UpdateCluster(cfg config.ClusterConfig) error {
 	}
 
 	if cfg.KubernetesConfig.ShouldLoadCachedImages {
-		if err := machine.LoadCachedImages(&cfg, k.c, images, detect.ImageCacheDir(), false); err != nil {
+		if err := machine.LoadCachedImages(&cfg, k.c, imgs, detect.ImageCacheDir(), false); err != nil {
 			out.FailureT("Unable to load cached images: {{.error}}", out.V{"error": err})
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cluster/ip.go b/pkg/minikube/cluster/ip.go
index 1f28d50c20..0e64bae991 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cluster/ip.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cluster/ip.go
@@ -34,21 +34,21 @@ import (
 )
 
 // HostIP gets the ip address to be used for mapping host -> VM and VM -> host
-func HostIP(host *host.Host, clusterName string) (net.IP, error) {
-	switch host.DriverName {
+func HostIP(hostInfo *host.Host, clusterName string) (net.IP, error) {
+	switch hostInfo.DriverName {
 	case driver.Docker:
-		return oci.RoutableHostIPFromInside(oci.Docker, clusterName, host.Name)
+		return oci.RoutableHostIPFromInside(oci.Docker, clusterName, hostInfo.Name)
 	case driver.Podman:
-		return oci.RoutableHostIPFromInside(oci.Podman, clusterName, host.Name)
+		return oci.RoutableHostIPFromInside(oci.Podman, clusterName, hostInfo.Name)
 	case driver.SSH:
-		ip, err := host.Driver.GetIP()
+		ip, err := hostInfo.Driver.GetIP()
 		if err != nil {
 			return []byte{}, errors.Wrap(err, "Error getting VM/Host IP address")
 		}
 		return net.ParseIP(ip), nil
 	case driver.KVM2:
 		// `host.Driver.GetIP` returns dhcp lease info for a given network(=`virsh net-dhcp-leases minikube-net`)
-		vmIPString, err := host.Driver.GetIP()
+		vmIPString, err := hostInfo.Driver.GetIP()
 		if err != nil {
 			return []byte{}, errors.Wrap(err, "Error getting VM/Host IP address")
 		}
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func HostIP(host *host.Host, clusterName string) (net.IP, error) {
 		}
 		return net.IPv4(vmIP[0], vmIP[1], vmIP[2], byte(1)), nil
 	case driver.QEMU, driver.QEMU2:
-		ipString, err := host.Driver.GetIP()
+		ipString, err := hostInfo.Driver.GetIP()
 		if err != nil {
 			return []byte{}, errors.Wrap(err, "Error getting IP address")
 		}
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func HostIP(host *host.Host, clusterName string) (net.IP, error) {
 		// socket_vmnet network case
 		return net.ParseIP("192.168.105.1"), nil
 	case driver.HyperV:
-		v := reflect.ValueOf(host.Driver).Elem()
+		v := reflect.ValueOf(hostInfo.Driver).Elem()
 		var hypervVirtualSwitch string
 		// We don't have direct access to hyperv.Driver so use reflection to retrieve the virtual switch name
 		for i := 0; i < v.NumField(); i++ {
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func HostIP(host *host.Host, clusterName string) (net.IP, error) {
 		return ip, nil
 	case driver.VirtualBox:
 		vBoxManageCmd := driver.VBoxManagePath()
-		out, err := exec.Command(vBoxManageCmd, "showvminfo", host.Name, "--machinereadable").Output()
+		out, err := exec.Command(vBoxManageCmd, "showvminfo", hostInfo.Name, "--machinereadable").Output()
 		if err != nil {
 			return []byte{}, errors.Wrap(err, "vboxmanage")
 		}
@@ -126,11 +126,11 @@ func HostIP(host *host.Host, clusterName string) (net.IP, error) {
 
 		return net.ParseIP(ip), nil
 	case driver.HyperKit:
-		vmIPString, _ := host.Driver.GetIP()
+		vmIPString, _ := hostInfo.Driver.GetIP()
 		gatewayIPString := vmIPString[:strings.LastIndex(vmIPString, ".")+1] + "1"
 		return net.ParseIP(gatewayIPString), nil
 	case driver.VMware:
-		vmIPString, err := host.Driver.GetIP()
+		vmIPString, err := hostInfo.Driver.GetIP()
 		if err != nil {
 			return []byte{}, errors.Wrap(err, "Error getting VM IP address")
 		}
@@ -140,28 +140,28 @@ func HostIP(host *host.Host, clusterName string) (net.IP, error) {
 		}
 		return net.IPv4(vmIP[0], vmIP[1], vmIP[2], byte(1)), nil
 	case driver.VFKit:
-		vmIPString, _ := host.Driver.GetIP()
+		vmIPString, _ := hostInfo.Driver.GetIP()
 		gatewayIPString := vmIPString[:strings.LastIndex(vmIPString, ".")+1] + "1"
 		return net.ParseIP(gatewayIPString), nil
 	case driver.None:
 		return net.ParseIP("127.0.0.1"), nil
 	default:
-		return []byte{}, fmt.Errorf("HostIP not yet implemented for %q driver", host.DriverName)
+		return []byte{}, fmt.Errorf("HostIP not yet implemented for %q driver", hostInfo.DriverName)
 	}
 }
 
 // DriverIP gets the ip address of the current minikube cluster
 func DriverIP(api libmachine.API, machineName string) (net.IP, error) {
-	host, err := machine.LoadHost(api, machineName)
+	hostInfo, err := machine.LoadHost(api, machineName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	ipStr, err := host.Driver.GetIP()
+	ipStr, err := hostInfo.Driver.GetIP()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "getting IP")
 	}
-	if driver.IsKIC(host.DriverName) {
+	if driver.IsKIC(hostInfo.DriverName) {
 		ipStr = oci.DefaultBindIPV4
 	}
 	ip := net.ParseIP(ipStr)
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cni/cni.go b/pkg/minikube/cni/cni.go
index bb8b0bb8fc..a8c3147915 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cni/cni.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cni/cni.go
@@ -245,18 +245,18 @@ func ConfigureDefaultBridgeCNIs(r Runner, networkPlugin string) error {
 
 // disableAllBridgeCNIs disables all bridge cnis by changing extension to "mk_disabled" of all *bridge* config file(s) found in default location (ie, /etc/cni/net.d).
 func disableAllBridgeCNIs(r Runner) error {
-	path := "/etc/cni/net.d"
+	cniPath := "/etc/cni/net.d"
 
 	out, err := r.RunCmd(exec.Command(
 		// for cri-o, we also disable 87-podman.conflist (that does not have 'bridge' in its name)
-		"sudo", "find", path, "-maxdepth", "1", "-type", "f", "(", "(", "-name", "*bridge*", "-or", "-name", "*podman*", ")", "-and", "-not", "-name", "*.mk_disabled", ")", "-printf", "%p, ", "-exec", "sh", "-c",
+		"sudo", "find", cniPath, "-maxdepth", "1", "-type", "f", "(", "(", "-name", "*bridge*", "-or", "-name", "*podman*", ")", "-and", "-not", "-name", "*.mk_disabled", ")", "-printf", "%p, ", "-exec", "sh", "-c",
 		`sudo mv {} {}.mk_disabled`, ";"))
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to disable all bridge cni configs in %q: %v", path, err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to disable all bridge cni configs in %q: %v", cniPath, err)
 	}
 	configs := strings.Trim(out.Stdout.String(), ", ")
 	if len(configs) == 0 {
-		klog.Infof("no active bridge cni configs found in %q - nothing to disable", path)
+		klog.Infof("no active bridge cni configs found in %q - nothing to disable", cniPath)
 		return nil
 	}
 	klog.Infof("disabled [%s] bridge cni config(s)", configs)
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/command/kic_runner.go b/pkg/minikube/command/kic_runner.go
index 8c393b123f..8eacd7a743 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/command/kic_runner.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/command/kic_runner.go
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ type kicRunner struct {
 }
 
 // NewKICRunner returns a kicRunner implementor of runner which runs cmds inside a container
-func NewKICRunner(containerNameOrID string, oci string) Runner {
+func NewKICRunner(containerNameOrID string, ociName string) Runner {
 	return &kicRunner{
 		nameOrID: containerNameOrID,
-		ociBin:   oci, // docker or podman
+		ociBin:   ociName, // docker or podman
 	}
 }
 
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ func copyToPodman(src string, dest string) error {
 		defer file.Close()
 		parts := strings.Split(dest, ":")
 		container := parts[0]
-		path := parts[1]
-		cmd := exec.Command(oci.Podman, "exec", "-i", container, "tee", path)
+		containerPath := parts[1]
+		cmd := exec.Command(oci.Podman, "exec", "-i", container, "tee", containerPath)
 		cmd.Stdin = file
 		klog.Infof("Run: %v", cmd)
 		if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/config/profile.go b/pkg/minikube/config/profile.go
index 0f67fa0960..b9f7ea9da8 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/config/profile.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/config/profile.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func ControlPlanes(cc ClusterConfig) []Node {
 func IsPrimaryControlPlane(cc ClusterConfig, node Node) bool {
 	// TODO (prezha): find where, for "none" driver, we set first (ie, primary control-plane) node name to "m01" - that should not happen but it's happening before pr #17909
 	// return node.ControlPlane && node.Name == ""
-	return cc.Nodes != nil && cc.Nodes[0].Name == node.Name
+	return len(cc.Nodes) > 0 && cc.Nodes[0].Name == node.Name
 }
 
 // IsValid checks if the profile has the essential info needed for a profile
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/containerd.go b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/containerd.go
index 290007e1bd..931ee6bb1b 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/containerd.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/containerd.go
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ func (r *Containerd) ListImages(ListImagesOptions) ([]ListImage, error) {
 }
 
 // LoadImage loads an image into this runtime
-func (r *Containerd) LoadImage(path string) error {
-	klog.Infof("Loading image: %s", path)
-	c := exec.Command("sudo", "ctr", "-n=k8s.io", "images", "import", path)
+func (r *Containerd) LoadImage(imagePath string) error {
+	klog.Infof("Loading image: %s", imagePath)
+	c := exec.Command("sudo", "ctr", "-n=k8s.io", "images", "import", imagePath)
 	if _, err := r.Runner.RunCmd(c); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "ctr images import")
 	}
@@ -296,9 +296,9 @@ func (r *Containerd) PullImage(name string) error {
 }
 
 // SaveImage save an image from this runtime
-func (r *Containerd) SaveImage(name string, path string) error {
-	klog.Infof("Saving image %s: %s", name, path)
-	c := exec.Command("sudo", "ctr", "-n=k8s.io", "images", "export", path, name)
+func (r *Containerd) SaveImage(name string, destPath string) error {
+	klog.Infof("Saving image %s: %s", name, destPath)
+	c := exec.Command("sudo", "ctr", "-n=k8s.io", "images", "export", destPath, name)
 	if _, err := r.Runner.RunCmd(c); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "ctr images export")
 	}
@@ -526,11 +526,11 @@ func (r *Containerd) Preload(cc config.ClusterConfig) error {
 	cRuntime := cc.KubernetesConfig.ContainerRuntime
 
 	// If images already exist, return
-	images, err := images.Kubeadm(cc.KubernetesConfig.ImageRepository, k8sVersion)
+	imgs, err := images.Kubeadm(cc.KubernetesConfig.ImageRepository, k8sVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "getting images")
 	}
-	if containerdImagesPreloaded(r.Runner, images) {
+	if containerdImagesPreloaded(r.Runner, imgs) {
 		klog.Info("Images already preloaded, skipping extraction")
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ func (r *Containerd) Restart() error {
 }
 
 // containerdImagesPreloaded returns true if all images have been preloaded
-func containerdImagesPreloaded(runner command.Runner, images []string) bool {
+func containerdImagesPreloaded(runner command.Runner, imgs []string) bool {
 	var rr *command.RunResult
 
 	imageList := func() (err error) {
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ func containerdImagesPreloaded(runner command.Runner, images []string) bool {
 	}
 
 	// Make sure images == imgs
-	for _, i := range images {
+	for _, i := range imgs {
 		found := false
 		for _, ji := range jsonImages.Images {
 			for _, rt := range ji.RepoTags {
@@ -629,6 +629,6 @@ func containerdImagesPreloaded(runner command.Runner, images []string) bool {
 }
 
 // ImagesPreloaded returns true if all images have been preloaded
-func (r *Containerd) ImagesPreloaded(images []string) bool {
-	return containerdImagesPreloaded(r.Runner, images)
+func (r *Containerd) ImagesPreloaded(imgs []string) bool {
+	return containerdImagesPreloaded(r.Runner, imgs)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/crio.go b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/crio.go
index fec6339b6b..85699fa0d3 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/crio.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/crio.go
@@ -271,9 +271,9 @@ func (r *CRIO) ListImages(ListImagesOptions) ([]ListImage, error) {
 }
 
 // LoadImage loads an image into this runtime
-func (r *CRIO) LoadImage(path string) error {
-	klog.Infof("Loading image: %s", path)
-	c := exec.Command("sudo", "podman", "load", "-i", path)
+func (r *CRIO) LoadImage(imgPath string) error {
+	klog.Infof("Loading image: %s", imgPath)
+	c := exec.Command("sudo", "podman", "load", "-i", imgPath)
 	if _, err := r.Runner.RunCmd(c); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "crio load image")
 	}
@@ -286,9 +286,9 @@ func (r *CRIO) PullImage(name string) error {
 }
 
 // SaveImage saves an image from this runtime
-func (r *CRIO) SaveImage(name string, path string) error {
-	klog.Infof("Saving image %s: %s", name, path)
-	c := exec.Command("sudo", "podman", "save", name, "-o", path)
+func (r *CRIO) SaveImage(name string, destPath string) error {
+	klog.Infof("Saving image %s: %s", name, destPath)
+	c := exec.Command("sudo", "podman", "save", name, "-o", destPath)
 	if _, err := r.Runner.RunCmd(c); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "crio save image")
 	}
@@ -425,11 +425,11 @@ func (r *CRIO) Preload(cc config.ClusterConfig) error {
 	cRuntime := cc.KubernetesConfig.ContainerRuntime
 
 	// If images already exist, return
-	images, err := images.Kubeadm(cc.KubernetesConfig.ImageRepository, k8sVersion)
+	imgs, err := images.Kubeadm(cc.KubernetesConfig.ImageRepository, k8sVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "getting images")
 	}
-	if crioImagesPreloaded(r.Runner, images) {
+	if crioImagesPreloaded(r.Runner, imgs) {
 		klog.Info("Images already preloaded, skipping extraction")
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ func (r *CRIO) Preload(cc config.ClusterConfig) error {
 }
 
 // crioImagesPreloaded returns true if all images have been preloaded
-func crioImagesPreloaded(runner command.Runner, images []string) bool {
+func crioImagesPreloaded(runner command.Runner, imgs []string) bool {
 	rr, err := runner.RunCmd(exec.Command("sudo", "crictl", "images", "--output", "json"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return false
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ func crioImagesPreloaded(runner command.Runner, images []string) bool {
 	}
 
 	// Make sure images == imgs
-	for _, i := range images {
+	for _, i := range imgs {
 		found := false
 		for _, ji := range jsonImages.Images {
 			for _, rt := range ji.RepoTags {
@@ -516,6 +516,6 @@ func crioImagesPreloaded(runner command.Runner, images []string) bool {
 }
 
 // ImagesPreloaded returns true if all images have been preloaded
-func (r *CRIO) ImagesPreloaded(images []string) bool {
-	return crioImagesPreloaded(r.Runner, images)
+func (r *CRIO) ImagesPreloaded(imgs []string) bool {
+	return crioImagesPreloaded(r.Runner, imgs)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/docker.go b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/docker.go
index b54e8175df..db97878d0c 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/cruntime/docker.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/cruntime/docker.go
@@ -285,9 +285,9 @@ func (r *Docker) ListImages(ListImagesOptions) ([]ListImage, error) {
 		Tag        string `json:"Tag"`
 		Size       string `json:"Size"`
 	}
-	images := strings.Split(rr.Stdout.String(), "\n")
+	imgs := strings.Split(rr.Stdout.String(), "\n")
 	result := []ListImage{}
-	for _, img := range images {
+	for _, img := range imgs {
 		if img == "" {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -313,9 +313,9 @@ func (r *Docker) ListImages(ListImagesOptions) ([]ListImage, error) {
 }
 
 // LoadImage loads an image into this runtime
-func (r *Docker) LoadImage(path string) error {
-	klog.Infof("Loading image: %s", path)
-	c := exec.Command("/bin/bash", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("sudo cat %s | docker load", path))
+func (r *Docker) LoadImage(imgPath string) error {
+	klog.Infof("Loading image: %s", imgPath)
+	c := exec.Command("/bin/bash", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("sudo cat %s | docker load", imgPath))
 	if _, err := r.Runner.RunCmd(c); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "loadimage docker")
 	}
@@ -336,9 +336,9 @@ func (r *Docker) PullImage(name string) error {
 }
 
 // SaveImage saves an image from this runtime
-func (r *Docker) SaveImage(name string, path string) error {
-	klog.Infof("Saving image %s: %s", name, path)
-	c := exec.Command("/bin/bash", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("docker save '%s' | sudo tee %s >/dev/null", name, path))
+func (r *Docker) SaveImage(name string, imagePath string) error {
+	klog.Infof("Saving image %s: %s", name, imagePath)
+	c := exec.Command("/bin/bash", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("docker save '%s' | sudo tee %s >/dev/null", name, imagePath))
 	if _, err := r.Runner.RunCmd(c); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "saveimage docker")
 	}
@@ -594,13 +594,14 @@ func (r *Docker) configureDocker(driver string) error {
 		StorageDriver: "overlay2",
 	}
 
-	if r.GPUs == "all" || r.GPUs == "nvidia" {
+	switch r.GPUs {
+	case "all", "nvidia":
 		assets.Addons["nvidia-device-plugin"].EnableByDefault()
 		daemonConfig.DefaultRuntime = "nvidia"
 		runtimes := &dockerDaemonRuntimes{}
 		runtimes.Nvidia.Path = "/usr/bin/nvidia-container-runtime"
 		daemonConfig.Runtimes = runtimes
-	} else if r.GPUs == "amd" {
+	case "amd":
 		assets.Addons["amd-gpu-device-plugin"].EnableByDefault()
 	}
 
@@ -624,11 +625,11 @@ func (r *Docker) Preload(cc config.ClusterConfig) error {
 	cRuntime := cc.KubernetesConfig.ContainerRuntime
 
 	// If images already exist, return
-	images, err := images.Kubeadm(cc.KubernetesConfig.ImageRepository, k8sVersion)
+	imgs, err := images.Kubeadm(cc.KubernetesConfig.ImageRepository, k8sVersion)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "getting images")
 	}
-	if dockerImagesPreloaded(r.Runner, images) {
+	if dockerImagesPreloaded(r.Runner, imgs) {
 		klog.Info("Images already preloaded, skipping extraction")
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -687,7 +688,7 @@ func (r *Docker) Preload(cc config.ClusterConfig) error {
 }
 
 // dockerImagesPreloaded returns true if all images have been preloaded
-func dockerImagesPreloaded(runner command.Runner, images []string) bool {
+func dockerImagesPreloaded(runner command.Runner, imgs []string) bool {
 	rr, err := runner.RunCmd(exec.Command("docker", "images", "--format", "{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}"))
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Warning(err)
@@ -702,7 +703,7 @@ func dockerImagesPreloaded(runner command.Runner, images []string) bool {
 	klog.Infof("Got preloaded images: %s", rr.Output())
 
 	// Make sure images == imgs
-	for _, i := range images {
+	for _, i := range imgs {
 		i = image.TrimDockerIO(i)
 		if _, ok := preloadedImages[i]; !ok {
 			klog.Infof("%s wasn't preloaded", i)
@@ -759,8 +760,8 @@ func dockerBoundToContainerd(runner command.Runner) bool {
 }
 
 // ImagesPreloaded returns true if all images have been preloaded
-func (r *Docker) ImagesPreloaded(images []string) bool {
-	return dockerImagesPreloaded(r.Runner, images)
+func (r *Docker) ImagesPreloaded(imgs []string) bool {
+	return dockerImagesPreloaded(r.Runner, imgs)
 }
 
 const (
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/download/iso.go b/pkg/minikube/download/iso.go
index 2e86d3865c..19f4fe1152 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/download/iso.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/download/iso.go
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ func LocalISOResource(isoURL string) string {
 }
 
 // fileURI returns a file:// URI for a path
-func fileURI(path string) string {
-	return "file://" + filepath.ToSlash(path)
+func fileURI(filePath string) string {
+	return "file://" + filepath.ToSlash(filePath)
 }
 
 // localISOPath returns where an ISO should be stored locally
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/download/preload.go b/pkg/minikube/download/preload.go
index 970ad656e5..6d6696b7a6 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/download/preload.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/download/preload.go
@@ -250,10 +250,10 @@ func saveChecksumFile(k8sVersion, containerRuntime string, checksum []byte) erro
 
 // verifyChecksum returns true if the checksum of the local binary matches
 // the checksum of the remote binary
-func verifyChecksum(k8sVersion, containerRuntime, path string) error {
-	klog.Infof("verifying checksum of %s ...", path)
+func verifyChecksum(k8sVersion, containerRuntime, binaryPath string) error {
+	klog.Infof("verifying checksum of %s ...", binaryPath)
 	// get md5 checksum of tarball path
-	contents, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	contents, err := os.ReadFile(binaryPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "reading tarball")
 	}
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ func verifyChecksum(k8sVersion, containerRuntime, path string) error {
 
 	// create a slice of checksum, which is [16]byte
 	if string(remoteChecksum) != string(checksum[:]) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("checksum of %s does not match remote checksum (%s != %s)", path, string(remoteChecksum), string(checksum[:]))
+		return fmt.Errorf("checksum of %s does not match remote checksum (%s != %s)", binaryPath, string(remoteChecksum), string(checksum[:]))
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/driver/auxdriver/install.go b/pkg/minikube/driver/auxdriver/install.go
index 854e9a48b5..76e3b78333 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/driver/auxdriver/install.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/driver/auxdriver/install.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func extractDriverVersion(s string) string {
 	return strings.TrimPrefix(v, "v")
 }
 
-func driverExists(driver string) bool {
-	_, err := exec.LookPath(driver)
+func driverExists(driverName string) bool {
+	_, err := exec.LookPath(driverName)
 	return err == nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/firewall/firewall.go b/pkg/minikube/firewall/firewall.go
index 9d879433ef..63ccdfb414 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/firewall/firewall.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/firewall/firewall.go
@@ -38,28 +38,28 @@ func IsBootpdBlocked(cc config.ClusterConfig) bool {
 	if cc.Driver != driver.QEMU2 || runtime.GOOS != "darwin" || cc.Network != "socket_vmnet" {
 		return false
 	}
-	out, err := exec.Command("/usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw", "--getglobalstate").Output()
+	rest, err := exec.Command("/usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw", "--getglobalstate").Output()
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Warningf("failed to get firewall state: %v", err)
 		return false
 	}
-	if regexp.MustCompile(`Firewall is disabled`).Match(out) {
+	if regexp.MustCompile(`Firewall is disabled`).Match(rest) {
 		return false
 	}
-	out, err = exec.Command("/usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw", "--getallowsigned").Output()
+	rest, err = exec.Command("/usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw", "--getallowsigned").Output()
 	if err != nil {
 		// macOS < 15 or other issue: need to use --list.
 		klog.Warningf("failed to list firewall allowedsinged option: %v", err)
 		// macOS >= 15: bootpd may be allowed as builtin software
-	} else if regexp.MustCompile(`Automatically allow built-in signed software ENABLED`).Match(out) {
+	} else if regexp.MustCompile(`Automatically allow built-in signed software ENABLED`).Match(rest) {
 		return false
 	}
-	out, err = exec.Command("/usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw", "--listapps").Output()
+	rest, err = exec.Command("/usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw", "--listapps").Output()
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Warningf("failed to list firewall apps: %v", err)
 		return false
 	}
-	return !regexp.MustCompile(`\/usr\/libexec\/bootpd.*\n.*\( Allow`).Match(out)
+	return !regexp.MustCompile(`\/usr\/libexec\/bootpd.*\n.*\( Allow`).Match(rest)
 }
 
 // UnblockBootpd adds bootpd to the built-in macOS firewall and then unblocks it
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/image/image.go b/pkg/minikube/image/image.go
index b567036c63..d2bfc9a93f 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/image/image.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/image/image.go
@@ -340,6 +340,6 @@ func normalizeTagName(image string) string {
 
 // Remove docker.io prefix since it won't be included in image names
 // when we call `docker images`.
-func TrimDockerIO(name string) string {
-	return strings.TrimPrefix(name, "docker.io/")
+func TrimDockerIO(imageName string) string {
+	return strings.TrimPrefix(imageName, "docker.io/")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/localpath/localpath.go b/pkg/minikube/localpath/localpath.go
index ef77e07dc7..f3ce7de894 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/localpath/localpath.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/localpath/localpath.go
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ func replaceWinDriveLetterToVolumeName(s string) (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	path := vname + s[3:]
+	p := vname + s[3:]
 
-	return path, nil
+	return p, nil
 }
 
 func getWindowsVolumeNameCmd(d string) (string, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/build_images.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/build_images.go
index 8b5f77c5af..5366c2e710 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/build_images.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/build_images.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import (
 var buildRoot = path.Join(vmpath.GuestPersistentDir, "build")
 
 // BuildImage builds image to all profiles
-func BuildImage(path string, file string, tag string, push bool, env []string, opt []string, profiles []*config.Profile, allNodes bool, nodeName string) error {
+func BuildImage(srcPath string, file string, tag string, push bool, env []string, opt []string, profiles []*config.Profile, allNodes bool, nodeName string) error {
 	api, err := NewAPIClient()
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "api")
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ func BuildImage(path string, file string, tag string, push bool, env []string, o
 	succeeded := []string{}
 	failed := []string{}
 
-	u, err := url.Parse(path)
+	u, err := url.Parse(srcPath)
 	if err == nil && u.Scheme == "file" {
-		path = u.Path
+		srcPath = u.Path
 	}
 	remote := err == nil && u.Scheme != ""
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" && filepath.VolumeName(path) != "" {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" && filepath.VolumeName(srcPath) != "" {
 		remote = false
 	}
 
@@ -116,9 +116,9 @@ func BuildImage(path string, file string, tag string, push bool, env []string, o
 					return err
 				}
 				if remote {
-					err = buildImage(cr, c.KubernetesConfig, path, file, tag, push, env, opt)
+					err = buildImage(cr, c.KubernetesConfig, srcPath, file, tag, push, env, opt)
 				} else {
-					err = transferAndBuildImage(cr, c.KubernetesConfig, path, file, tag, push, env, opt)
+					err = transferAndBuildImage(cr, c.KubernetesConfig, srcPath, file, tag, push, env, opt)
 				}
 				if err != nil {
 					failed = append(failed, m)
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/cache_images.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/cache_images.go
index df8d081103..73f29c427d 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/cache_images.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/cache_images.go
@@ -73,19 +73,19 @@ func CacheImagesForBootstrapper(imageRepository, version string) error {
 }
 
 // LoadCachedImages loads previously cached images into the container runtime
-func LoadCachedImages(cc *config.ClusterConfig, runner command.Runner, images []string, cacheDir string, overwrite bool) error {
+func LoadCachedImages(cc *config.ClusterConfig, runner command.Runner, imgs []string, cacheDir string, overwrite bool) error {
 	cr, err := cruntime.New(cruntime.Config{Type: cc.KubernetesConfig.ContainerRuntime, Runner: runner})
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "runtime")
 	}
 
 	// Skip loading images if images already exist
-	if !overwrite && cr.ImagesPreloaded(images) {
+	if !overwrite && cr.ImagesPreloaded(imgs) {
 		klog.Infof("Images are preloaded, skipping loading")
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	klog.Infof("LoadCachedImages start: %s", images)
+	klog.Infof("LoadCachedImages start: %s", imgs)
 	start := time.Now()
 
 	defer func() {
@@ -102,19 +102,19 @@ func LoadCachedImages(cc *config.ClusterConfig, runner command.Runner, images []
 		}
 	}
 
-	for _, image := range images {
-		image := image
+	for _, img := range imgs {
+		img := img
 		g.Go(func() error {
 			// Put a ten second limit on deciding if an image needs transfer
 			// because it takes much less than that time to just transfer the image.
 			// This is needed because if running in offline mode, we can spend minutes here
 			// waiting for i/o timeout.
-			err := timedNeedsTransfer(imgClient, image, cr, 10*time.Second)
+			err := timedNeedsTransfer(imgClient, img, cr, 10*time.Second)
 			if err == nil {
 				return nil
 			}
-			klog.Infof("%q needs transfer: %v", image, err)
-			return transferAndLoadCachedImage(runner, cc.KubernetesConfig, image, cacheDir)
+			klog.Infof("%q needs transfer: %v", img, err)
+			return transferAndLoadCachedImage(runner, cc.KubernetesConfig, img, cacheDir)
 		})
 	}
 	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
@@ -172,10 +172,10 @@ func needsTransfer(imgClient *client.Client, imgName string, cr cruntime.Manager
 // LoadLocalImages loads images into the container runtime
 func LoadLocalImages(cc *config.ClusterConfig, runner command.Runner, images []string) error {
 	var g errgroup.Group
-	for _, image := range images {
-		image := image
+	for _, img := range images {
+		img := img
 		g.Go(func() error {
-			return transferAndLoadImage(runner, cc.KubernetesConfig, image, image)
+			return transferAndLoadImage(runner, cc.KubernetesConfig, img, img)
 		})
 	}
 	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
@@ -353,10 +353,10 @@ func SaveCachedImages(cc *config.ClusterConfig, runner command.Runner, images []
 
 	var g errgroup.Group
 
-	for _, image := range images {
-		image := image
+	for _, img := range images {
+		img := img
 		g.Go(func() error {
-			return transferAndSaveCachedImage(runner, cc.KubernetesConfig, image, cacheDir)
+			return transferAndSaveCachedImage(runner, cc.KubernetesConfig, img, cacheDir)
 		})
 	}
 	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
@@ -369,10 +369,10 @@ func SaveCachedImages(cc *config.ClusterConfig, runner command.Runner, images []
 // SaveLocalImages saves images from the container runtime
 func SaveLocalImages(cc *config.ClusterConfig, runner command.Runner, images []string, output string) error {
 	var g errgroup.Group
-	for _, image := range images {
-		image := image
+	for _, img := range images {
+		img := img
 		g.Go(func() error {
-			return transferAndSaveImage(runner, cc.KubernetesConfig, output, image)
+			return transferAndSaveImage(runner, cc.KubernetesConfig, output, img)
 		})
 	}
 	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
@@ -527,8 +527,8 @@ func transferAndSaveImage(cr command.Runner, k8s config.KubernetesConfig, dst st
 }
 
 // pullImages pulls images to the container run time
-func pullImages(cruntime cruntime.Manager, images []string) error {
-	klog.Infof("pullImages start: %s", images)
+func pullImages(crMgr cruntime.Manager, imgs []string) error {
+	klog.Infof("pullImages start: %s", imgs)
 	start := time.Now()
 
 	defer func() {
@@ -537,10 +537,10 @@ func pullImages(cruntime cruntime.Manager, images []string) error {
 
 	var g errgroup.Group
 
-	for _, image := range images {
-		image := image
+	for _, img := range imgs {
+		img := img
 		g.Go(func() error {
-			return cruntime.PullImage(image)
+			return crMgr.PullImage(img)
 		})
 	}
 	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
@@ -588,11 +588,11 @@ func PullImages(images []string, profile *config.Profile) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			cruntime, err := cruntime.New(cruntime.Config{Type: c.KubernetesConfig.ContainerRuntime, Runner: runner})
+			crMgr, err := cruntime.New(cruntime.Config{Type: c.KubernetesConfig.ContainerRuntime, Runner: runner})
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "error creating container runtime")
 			}
-			err = pullImages(cruntime, images)
+			err = pullImages(crMgr, images)
 			if err != nil {
 				failed = append(failed, m)
 				klog.Warningf("Failed to pull images for profile %s %v", pName, err.Error())
@@ -608,8 +608,8 @@ func PullImages(images []string, profile *config.Profile) error {
 }
 
 // removeImages removes images from the container run time
-func removeImages(cruntime cruntime.Manager, images []string) error {
-	klog.Infof("removeImages start: %s", images)
+func removeImages(crMgr cruntime.Manager, imgs []string) error {
+	klog.Infof("removeImages start: %s", imgs)
 	start := time.Now()
 
 	defer func() {
@@ -618,10 +618,10 @@ func removeImages(cruntime cruntime.Manager, images []string) error {
 
 	var g errgroup.Group
 
-	for _, image := range images {
-		image := image
+	for _, img := range imgs {
+		img := img
 		g.Go(func() error {
-			return cruntime.RemoveImage(image)
+			return crMgr.RemoveImage(img)
 		})
 	}
 	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
@@ -669,11 +669,11 @@ func RemoveImages(images []string, profile *config.Profile) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			cruntime, err := cruntime.New(cruntime.Config{Type: c.KubernetesConfig.ContainerRuntime, Runner: runner})
+			crMgr, err := cruntime.New(cruntime.Config{Type: c.KubernetesConfig.ContainerRuntime, Runner: runner})
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "error creating container runtime")
 			}
-			err = removeImages(cruntime, images)
+			err = removeImages(crMgr, images)
 			if err != nil {
 				failed = append(failed, m)
 				klog.Warningf("Failed to remove images for profile %s %v", pName, err.Error())
@@ -757,19 +757,19 @@ func ListImages(profile *config.Profile, format string) error {
 		}
 		renderImagesTable(data)
 	case "json":
-		json, err := json.Marshal(uniqueImages)
+		jsondata, err := json.Marshal(uniqueImages)
 		if err != nil {
 			klog.Warningf("Error marshalling images list: %v", err.Error())
 			return nil
 		}
-		fmt.Printf("%s\n", json)
+		fmt.Printf("%s\n", jsondata)
 	case "yaml":
-		yaml, err := yaml.Marshal(uniqueImages)
+		yamldata, err := yaml.Marshal(uniqueImages)
 		if err != nil {
 			klog.Warningf("Error marshalling images list: %v", err.Error())
 			return nil
 		}
-		fmt.Printf("%s\n", yaml)
+		fmt.Printf("%s\n", yamldata)
 	default:
 		res := []string{}
 		for _, item := range uniqueImages {
@@ -892,11 +892,11 @@ func TagImage(profile *config.Profile, source string, target string) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			cruntime, err := cruntime.New(cruntime.Config{Type: c.KubernetesConfig.ContainerRuntime, Runner: runner})
+			crMgr, err := cruntime.New(cruntime.Config{Type: c.KubernetesConfig.ContainerRuntime, Runner: runner})
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "error creating container runtime")
 			}
-			err = cruntime.TagImage(source, target)
+			err = crMgr.TagImage(source, target)
 			if err != nil {
 				failed = append(failed, m)
 				klog.Warningf("Failed to tag image for profile %s %v", pName, err.Error())
@@ -912,8 +912,8 @@ func TagImage(profile *config.Profile, source string, target string) error {
 }
 
 // pushImages pushes images from the container run time
-func pushImages(cruntime cruntime.Manager, images []string) error {
-	klog.Infof("pushImages start: %s", images)
+func pushImages(crMgr cruntime.Manager, imgs []string) error {
+	klog.Infof("pushImages start: %s", imgs)
 	start := time.Now()
 
 	defer func() {
@@ -922,10 +922,10 @@ func pushImages(cruntime cruntime.Manager, images []string) error {
 
 	var g errgroup.Group
 
-	for _, image := range images {
-		image := image
+	for _, img := range imgs {
+		img := img
 		g.Go(func() error {
-			return cruntime.PushImage(image)
+			return crMgr.PushImage(img)
 		})
 	}
 	if err := g.Wait(); err != nil {
@@ -973,11 +973,11 @@ func PushImages(images []string, profile *config.Profile) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			cruntime, err := cruntime.New(cruntime.Config{Type: c.KubernetesConfig.ContainerRuntime, Runner: runner})
+			crMgr, err := cruntime.New(cruntime.Config{Type: c.KubernetesConfig.ContainerRuntime, Runner: runner})
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "error creating container runtime")
 			}
-			err = pushImages(cruntime, images)
+			err = pushImages(crMgr, images)
 			if err != nil {
 				failed = append(failed, m)
 				klog.Warningf("Failed to push image for profile %s %v", pName, err.Error())
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/delete.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/delete.go
index 056e042fbe..a883f1028a 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/delete.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import (
 // deleteOrphanedKIC attempts to delete an orphaned docker instance for machines without a config file
 // used as last effort clean up not returning errors, won't warn user.
 func deleteOrphanedKIC(ociBin string, name string) {
-	if !(ociBin == oci.Podman || ociBin == oci.Docker) {
+	if ociBin != oci.Podman && ociBin != oci.Docker {
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ func DeleteHost(api libmachine.API, machineName string, deleteAbandoned ...bool)
 		delAbandoned = deleteAbandoned[0]
 	}
 
-	host, err := api.Load(machineName)
-	if err != nil && host == nil && delAbandoned {
+	hostInfo, err := api.Load(machineName)
+	if err != nil && hostInfo == nil && delAbandoned {
 		deleteOrphanedKIC(oci.Docker, machineName)
 		deleteOrphanedKIC(oci.Podman, machineName)
 		// Keep going even if minikube does not know about the host
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func DeleteHost(api libmachine.API, machineName string, deleteAbandoned ...bool)
 	}
 
 	// some drivers need manual shut down before delete to avoid getting stuck.
-	if driver.NeedsShutdown(host.Driver.DriverName()) {
+	if driver.NeedsShutdown(hostInfo.Driver.DriverName()) {
 		if err := StopHost(api, machineName); err != nil {
 			klog.Warningf("stop host: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ func DeleteHost(api libmachine.API, machineName string, deleteAbandoned ...bool)
 		time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
 	}
 
-	out.Step(style.DeletingHost, `Deleting "{{.profile_name}}" in {{.driver_name}} ...`, out.V{"profile_name": machineName, "driver_name": host.DriverName})
-	return deleteHost(api, host, machineName)
+	out.Step(style.DeletingHost, `Deleting "{{.profile_name}}" in {{.driver_name}} ...`, out.V{"profile_name": machineName, "driver_name": hostInfo.DriverName})
+	return deleteHost(api, hostInfo, machineName)
 }
 
 // delete removes a host and its local data files
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/fix.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/fix.go
index 63faa5acb1..082e624d42 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/fix.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/fix.go
@@ -209,12 +209,12 @@ func ensureSyncedGuestClock(h hostRunner, drv string) error {
 // guestClockDelta returns the approximate difference between the host and guest system clock
 // NOTE: This does not currently take into account ssh latency.
 func guestClockDelta(h hostRunner, local time.Time) (time.Duration, error) {
-	out, err := h.RunSSHCommand("date +%s.%N")
+	rest, err := h.RunSSHCommand("date +%s.%N")
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "get clock")
 	}
-	klog.Infof("guest clock: %s", out)
-	ns := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(out), ".")
+	klog.Infof("guest clock: %s", rest)
+	ns := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(rest), ".")
 	secs, err := strconv.ParseInt(strings.TrimSpace(ns[0]), 10, 64)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "atoi")
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ func guestClockDelta(h hostRunner, local time.Time) (time.Duration, error) {
 
 // adjustGuestClock adjusts the guest system clock to be nearer to the host system clock
 func adjustGuestClock(h hostRunner, t time.Time) error {
-	out, err := h.RunSSHCommand(fmt.Sprintf("sudo date -s @%d", t.Unix()))
-	klog.Infof("clock set: %s (err=%v)", out, err)
+	rest, err := h.RunSSHCommand(fmt.Sprintf("sudo date -s @%d", t.Unix()))
+	klog.Infof("clock set: %s (err=%v)", rest, err)
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -253,10 +253,12 @@ func machineExistsMessage(s state.State, err error, msg string) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 func machineExistsDocker(s state.State, err error) (bool, error) {
-	if s == state.Error {
+
+	switch s {
+	case state.Error:
 		// if the kic image is not present on the host machine, when user cancel `minikube start`, state.Error will be return
 		return false, constants.ErrMachineMissing
-	} else if s == state.None {
+	case state.None:
 		// if the kic image is present on the host machine, when user cancel `minikube start`, state.None will be return
 		return false, constants.ErrMachineMissing
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/host.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/host.go
index 02aff3bdbb..bf9c332510 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/host.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/host.go
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ func Status(api libmachine.API, machineName string) (string, error) {
 		return state.None.String(), nil
 	}
 
-	host, err := api.Load(machineName)
+	hostInfo, err := api.Load(machineName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "load")
 	}
 
-	s, err := host.Driver.GetState()
+	s, err := hostInfo.Driver.GetState()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errors.Wrap(err, "state")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/info.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/info.go
index 1e28b79984..968a1e1440 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/info.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/info.go
@@ -193,11 +193,11 @@ func cachedCPUInfo() ([]cpu.InfoStat, error) {
 }
 
 // ParseMemFree parses the output of the `free -m` command
-func parseMemFree(out string) (int64, error) {
+func parseMemFree(s string) (int64, error) {
 	//             total        used        free      shared  buff/cache   available
 	//Mem:           1987         706         194           1        1086        1173
 	//Swap:             0           0           0
-	outlines := strings.Split(out, "\n")
+	outlines := strings.Split(s, "\n")
 	l := len(outlines)
 	for _, line := range outlines[1 : l-1] {
 		parsedLine := strings.Fields(line)
@@ -217,10 +217,10 @@ func parseMemFree(out string) (int64, error) {
 }
 
 // ParseDiskFree parses the output of the `df -m` command
-func parseDiskFree(out string) (int64, error) {
+func parseDiskFree(s string) (int64, error) {
 	// Filesystem     1M-blocks  Used Available Use% Mounted on
 	// /dev/sda1          39643  3705     35922  10% /
-	outlines := strings.Split(out, "\n")
+	outlines := strings.Split(s, "\n")
 	l := len(outlines)
 	for _, line := range outlines[1 : l-1] {
 		parsedLine := strings.Fields(line)
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/ssh.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/ssh.go
index 4f37487bbe..a0206a5678 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/ssh.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/ssh.go
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ import (
 // GetHost find node's host information by name in the given cluster.
 func GetHost(api libmachine.API, cc config.ClusterConfig, n config.Node) (*host.Host, error) {
 	machineName := config.MachineName(cc, n)
-	host, err := LoadHost(api, machineName)
+	hostInfo, err := LoadHost(api, machineName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "host exists and load")
 	}
 
-	currentState, err := host.Driver.GetState()
+	currentState, err := hostInfo.Driver.GetState()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "state")
 	}
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ func GetHost(api libmachine.API, cc config.ClusterConfig, n config.Node) (*host.
 		return nil, errors.Errorf("%q is not running", machineName)
 	}
 
-	return host, nil
+	return hostInfo, nil
 }
 
 // CreateSSHShell creates a new SSH shell / client
 func CreateSSHShell(api libmachine.API, cc config.ClusterConfig, n config.Node, args []string, native bool) error {
-	host, err := GetHost(api, cc, n)
+	hostInfo, err := GetHost(api, cc, n)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func CreateSSHShell(api libmachine.API, cc config.ClusterConfig, n config.Node,
 		ssh.SetDefaultClient(ssh.External)
 	}
 
-	client, err := host.CreateSSHClient()
+	client, err := hostInfo.CreateSSHClient()
 
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "Creating ssh client")
@@ -71,16 +71,16 @@ func CreateSSHShell(api libmachine.API, cc config.ClusterConfig, n config.Node,
 
 // GetSSHHostAddrPort returns the host address and port for ssh
 func GetSSHHostAddrPort(api libmachine.API, cc config.ClusterConfig, n config.Node) (string, int, error) {
-	host, err := GetHost(api, cc, n)
+	hostInfo, err := GetHost(api, cc, n)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", 0, err
 	}
 
-	addr, err := host.Driver.GetSSHHostname()
+	addr, err := hostInfo.Driver.GetSSHHostname()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", 0, err
 	}
-	port, err := host.Driver.GetSSHPort()
+	port, err := hostInfo.Driver.GetSSHPort()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", 0, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/start.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/start.go
index d71fa5e140..34a1f1b58c 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/start.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/start.go
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ func AddHostAlias(c command.Runner, name string, ip net.IP) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func addHostAliasCommand(name string, record string, sudo bool, path string) *exec.Cmd {
+func addHostAliasCommand(name string, record string, sudo bool, destPath string) *exec.Cmd {
 	sudoCmd := "sudo"
 	if !sudo { // for testing
 		sudoCmd = ""
@@ -421,9 +421,9 @@ func addHostAliasCommand(name string, record string, sudo bool, path string) *ex
 	script := fmt.Sprintf(
 		`{ grep -v $'\t%s$' "%s"; echo "%s"; } > /tmp/h.$$; %s cp /tmp/h.$$ "%s"`,
 		name,
-		path,
+		destPath,
 		record,
 		sudoCmd,
-		path)
+		destPath)
 	return exec.Command("/bin/bash", "-c", script)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/machine/stop.go b/pkg/minikube/machine/stop.go
index 4397052c74..e6a83029b2 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/machine/stop.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/machine/stop.go
@@ -95,9 +95,9 @@ func trySSHPowerOff(h *host.Host) error {
 		err := oci.ShutDown(h.DriverName, h.Name)
 		klog.Infof("shutdown container: err=%v", err)
 	} else {
-		out, err := h.RunSSHCommand("sudo poweroff")
+		rest, err := h.RunSSHCommand("sudo poweroff")
 		// poweroff always results in an error, since the host disconnects.
-		klog.Infof("poweroff result: out=%s, err=%v", out, err)
+		klog.Infof("poweroff result: out=%s, err=%v", rest, err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/mustload/mustload.go b/pkg/minikube/mustload/mustload.go
index 5090698d87..7d61b81e6d 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/mustload/mustload.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/mustload/mustload.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func running(name string, first bool) []ClusterController {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		host, err := machine.LoadHost(api, machineName)
+		hostInfo, err := machine.LoadHost(api, machineName)
 		if err != nil {
 			if last {
 				exit.Message(reason.GuestLoadHost, `Unable to load control-plane node {{.name}} host: {{.err}}`, out.V{"name": machineName, "err": err})
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func running(name string, first bool) []ClusterController {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		cr, err := machine.CommandRunner(host)
+		cr, err := machine.CommandRunner(hostInfo)
 		if err != nil {
 			if last {
 				exit.Message(reason.InternalCommandRunner, `Unable to get control-plane node {{.name}} host command runner: {{.err}}`, out.V{"name": machineName, "err": err})
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func running(name string, first bool) []ClusterController {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		hostname, ip, port, err := driver.ControlPlaneEndpoint(cc, &cp, host.DriverName)
+		hostname, ip, port, err := driver.ControlPlaneEndpoint(cc, &cp, hostInfo.DriverName)
 		if err != nil {
 			if last {
 				exit.Message(reason.DrvCPEndpoint, `Unable to get control-plane node {{.name}} endpoint: {{.err}}`, out.V{"name": machineName, "err": err})
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func running(name string, first bool) []ClusterController {
 			Config: cc,
 			CP: ControlPlane{
 				Runner:   cr,
-				Host:     host,
+				Host:     hostInfo,
 				Node:     &cp,
 				Hostname: hostname,
 				IP:       ip,
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ func Healthy(name string) ClusterController {
 
 // exitTip returns an action tip and exits
 func exitTip(action string, profile string, code int) {
-	command := ExampleCmd(profile, action)
-	out.Styled(style.Workaround, `To start a cluster, run: "{{.command}}"`, out.V{"command": command})
+	cmd := ExampleCmd(profile, action)
+	out.Styled(style.Workaround, `To start a cluster, run: "{{.command}}"`, out.V{"command": cmd})
 	exit.Code(code)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/node/cache.go b/pkg/minikube/node/cache.go
index 4efb50efef..34871d12b9 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/node/cache.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/node/cache.go
@@ -282,12 +282,12 @@ func imagesInConfigFile() ([]string, error) {
 }
 
 func updateKicImageRepo(imgName string, repo string) string {
-	image := strings.TrimPrefix(imgName, "gcr.io/")
+	imageName := strings.TrimPrefix(imgName, "gcr.io/")
 	if repo == constants.AliyunMirror {
 		// for aliyun registry must strip namespace from image name, e.g.
 		//   registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/google_containers/k8s-minikube/kicbase:v0.0.25 will not work
 		//   registry.cn-hangzhou.aliyuncs.com/google_containers/kicbase:v0.0.25 does work
-		image = strings.TrimPrefix(image, "k8s-minikube/")
+		imageName = strings.TrimPrefix(imageName, "k8s-minikube/")
 	}
-	return path.Join(repo, image)
+	return path.Join(repo, imageName)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/node/start.go b/pkg/minikube/node/start.go
index 5f1d4ce127..9b6418c66e 100755
--- a/pkg/minikube/node/start.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/node/start.go
@@ -522,8 +522,8 @@ func cgroupDriver(cc config.ClusterConfig) string {
 	return detect.CgroupDriver()
 }
 
-func pathExists(runner cruntime.CommandRunner, path string) (bool, error) {
-	_, err := runner.RunCmd(exec.Command("stat", path))
+func pathExists(runner cruntime.CommandRunner, p string) (bool, error) {
+	_, err := runner.RunCmd(exec.Command("stat", p))
 	if err == nil {
 		return true, nil
 	}
@@ -624,18 +624,18 @@ func setupKubeadm(mAPI libmachine.API, cfg config.ClusterConfig, n config.Node,
 
 // setupKubeconfig generates kubeconfig.
 func setupKubeconfig(h host.Host, cc config.ClusterConfig, n config.Node, clusterName string) *kubeconfig.Settings {
-	host := cc.KubernetesConfig.APIServerHAVIP
+	hostIP := cc.KubernetesConfig.APIServerHAVIP
 	port := cc.APIServerPort
 	if !config.IsHA(cc) || driver.NeedsPortForward(cc.Driver) {
 		var err error
-		if host, _, port, err = driver.ControlPlaneEndpoint(&cc, &n, h.DriverName); err != nil {
+		if hostIP, _, port, err = driver.ControlPlaneEndpoint(&cc, &n, h.DriverName); err != nil {
 			exit.Message(reason.DrvCPEndpoint, fmt.Sprintf("failed to construct cluster server address: %v", err), out.V{"profileArg": fmt.Sprintf("--profile=%s", clusterName)})
 		}
 	}
-	addr := fmt.Sprintf("https://%s", net.JoinHostPort(host, strconv.Itoa(port)))
+	addr := fmt.Sprintf("https://%s", net.JoinHostPort(hostIP, strconv.Itoa(port)))
 
 	if cc.KubernetesConfig.APIServerName != constants.APIServerName {
-		addr = strings.ReplaceAll(addr, host, cc.KubernetesConfig.APIServerName)
+		addr = strings.ReplaceAll(addr, hostIP, cc.KubernetesConfig.APIServerName)
 	}
 
 	kcs := &kubeconfig.Settings{
@@ -654,29 +654,29 @@ func setupKubeconfig(h host.Host, cc config.ClusterConfig, n config.Node, cluste
 }
 
 // StartMachine starts a VM
-func startMachine(cfg *config.ClusterConfig, node *config.Node, delOnFail bool) (runner command.Runner, preExists bool, machineAPI libmachine.API, host *host.Host, err error) {
+func startMachine(cfg *config.ClusterConfig, node *config.Node, delOnFail bool) (runner command.Runner, preExists bool, machineAPI libmachine.API, hostInfo *host.Host, err error) {
 	m, err := machine.NewAPIClient()
 	if err != nil {
-		return runner, preExists, m, host, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to get machine client")
+		return runner, preExists, m, hostInfo, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to get machine client")
 	}
-	host, preExists, err = startHostInternal(m, cfg, node, delOnFail)
+	hostInfo, preExists, err = startHostInternal(m, cfg, node, delOnFail)
 	if err != nil {
-		return runner, preExists, m, host, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to start host")
+		return runner, preExists, m, hostInfo, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to start host")
 	}
-	runner, err = machine.CommandRunner(host)
+	runner, err = machine.CommandRunner(hostInfo)
 	if err != nil {
-		return runner, preExists, m, host, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to get command runner")
+		return runner, preExists, m, hostInfo, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to get command runner")
 	}
 
-	ip, err := validateNetwork(host, runner, cfg.KubernetesConfig.ImageRepository)
+	ip, err := validateNetwork(hostInfo, runner, cfg.KubernetesConfig.ImageRepository)
 	if err != nil {
-		return runner, preExists, m, host, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to validate network")
+		return runner, preExists, m, hostInfo, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to validate network")
 	}
 
-	if driver.IsQEMU(host.Driver.DriverName()) && network.IsBuiltinQEMU(cfg.Network) {
+	if driver.IsQEMU(hostInfo.Driver.DriverName()) && network.IsBuiltinQEMU(cfg.Network) {
 		apiServerPort, err := getPort()
 		if err != nil {
-			return runner, preExists, m, host, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to find apiserver port")
+			return runner, preExists, m, hostInfo, errors.Wrap(err, "Failed to find apiserver port")
 		}
 		cfg.APIServerPort = apiServerPort
 	}
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ func startMachine(cfg *config.ClusterConfig, node *config.Node, delOnFail bool)
 		out.FailureT("Failed to set NO_PROXY Env. Please use `export NO_PROXY=$NO_PROXY,{{.ip}}`.", out.V{"ip": ip})
 	}
 
-	return runner, preExists, m, host, err
+	return runner, preExists, m, hostInfo, err
 }
 
 // getPort asks the kernel for a free open port that is ready to use
@@ -707,9 +707,9 @@ func getPort() (int, error) {
 
 // startHostInternal starts a new minikube host using a VM or None
 func startHostInternal(api libmachine.API, cc *config.ClusterConfig, n *config.Node, delOnFail bool) (*host.Host, bool, error) {
-	host, exists, err := machine.StartHost(api, cc, n)
+	hostInfo, exists, err := machine.StartHost(api, cc, n)
 	if err == nil {
-		return host, exists, nil
+		return hostInfo, exists, nil
 	}
 	klog.Warningf("error starting host: %v", err)
 	// NOTE: People get very cranky if you delete their preexisting VM. Only delete new ones.
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ func startHostInternal(api libmachine.API, cc *config.ClusterConfig, n *config.N
 
 	if err, ff := errors.Cause(err).(*oci.FailFastError); ff {
 		klog.Infof("will skip retrying to create machine because error is not retriable: %v", err)
-		return host, exists, err
+		return hostInfo, exists, err
 	}
 
 	out.ErrT(style.Embarrassed, "StartHost failed, but will try again: {{.error}}", out.V{"error": err})
@@ -739,15 +739,15 @@ func startHostInternal(api libmachine.API, cc *config.ClusterConfig, n *config.N
 		}
 	}
 
-	host, exists, err = machine.StartHost(api, cc, n)
+	hostInfo, exists, err = machine.StartHost(api, cc, n)
 	if err == nil {
-		return host, exists, nil
+		return hostInfo, exists, nil
 	}
 
 	// Don't use host.Driver to avoid nil pointer deref
 	drv := cc.Driver
 	out.ErrT(style.Sad, `Failed to start {{.driver}} {{.driver_type}}. Running "{{.cmd}}" may fix it: {{.error}}`, out.V{"driver": drv, "driver_type": driver.MachineType(drv), "cmd": mustload.ExampleCmd(cc.Name, "delete"), "error": err})
-	return host, exists, err
+	return hostInfo, exists, err
 }
 
 // validateNetwork tries to catch network problems as soon as possible
@@ -760,7 +760,8 @@ func validateNetwork(h *host.Host, r command.Runner, imageRepository string) (st
 	optSeen := false
 	warnedOnce := false
 	for _, k := range proxy.EnvVars {
-		if v := os.Getenv(k); v != "" {
+		v := os.Getenv(k)
+		if v != "" {
 			if !optSeen {
 				out.Styled(style.Internet, "Found network options:")
 				optSeen = true
@@ -847,9 +848,9 @@ func tryRegistry(r command.Runner, driverName, imageRepository, ip string) {
 	// 2 second timeout. For best results, call tryRegistry in a non-blocking manner.
 	opts := []string{"-sS", "-m", "2"}
 
-	proxy := os.Getenv("HTTPS_PROXY")
-	if proxy != "" && !strings.HasPrefix(proxy, "localhost") && !strings.HasPrefix(proxy, "127.0") {
-		opts = append([]string{"-x", proxy}, opts...)
+	httpsProxy := os.Getenv("HTTPS_PROXY")
+	if httpsProxy != "" && !strings.HasPrefix(httpsProxy, "localhost") && !strings.HasPrefix(httpsProxy, "127.0") {
+		opts = append([]string{"-x", httpsProxy}, opts...)
 	}
 
 	if imageRepository == "" {
@@ -931,16 +932,16 @@ func addCoreDNSEntry(runner command.Runner, name, ip string, cc config.ClusterCo
 
 	// get current coredns configmap via kubectl
 	get := fmt.Sprintf("sudo %s --kubeconfig=%s -n kube-system get configmap coredns -o yaml", kubectl, kubecfg)
-	out, err := runner.RunCmd(exec.Command("/bin/bash", "-c", get))
+	rest, err := runner.RunCmd(exec.Command("/bin/bash", "-c", get))
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("failed to get current CoreDNS ConfigMap: %v", err)
 		return err
 	}
-	cm := strings.TrimSpace(out.Stdout.String())
+	cm := strings.TrimSpace(rest.Stdout.String())
 
 	// check if this specific host entry already exists in coredns configmap, so not to duplicate/override it
-	host := regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf(`(?smU)^ *hosts {.*%s.*}`, name))
-	if host.MatchString(cm) {
+	hostInfo := regexp.MustCompile(fmt.Sprintf(`(?smU)^ *hosts {.*%s.*}`, name))
+	if hostInfo.MatchString(cm) {
 		klog.Infof("CoreDNS already contains %q host record, skipping...", name)
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -956,8 +957,8 @@ func addCoreDNSEntry(runner command.Runner, name, ip string, cc config.ClusterCo
 	}
 
 	// check if logging is already enabled (via log plugin) in coredns configmap, so not to duplicate it
-	logs := regexp.MustCompile(`(?smU)^ *log *$`)
-	if !logs.MatchString(cm) {
+	regex := regexp.MustCompile(`(?smU)^ *log *$`)
+	if !regex.MatchString(cm) {
 		// inject log plugin into coredns configmap
 		sed = fmt.Sprintf("%s -e '/^        errors *$/i \\        log'", sed)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/notify/notify.go b/pkg/minikube/notify/notify.go
index f398a645ed..489137bbe0 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/notify/notify.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/notify/notify.go
@@ -96,21 +96,21 @@ func maybePrintBetaUpdateText(betaReleasesURL string, localVersion semver.Versio
 	return true
 }
 
-func printUpdateTextCommon(version semver.Version) {
+func printUpdateTextCommon(ver semver.Version) {
 	if err := writeTimeToFile(lastUpdateCheckFilePath, time.Now().UTC()); err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("write time failed: %v", err)
 	}
-	url := "https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/tag/v" + version.String()
-	out.Styled(style.Celebrate, `minikube {{.version}} is available! Download it: {{.url}}`, out.V{"version": version, "url": url})
+	url := "https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/tag/v" + ver.String()
+	out.Styled(style.Celebrate, `minikube {{.version}} is available! Download it: {{.url}}`, out.V{"version": ver, "url": url})
 }
 
-func printUpdateText(version semver.Version) {
-	printUpdateTextCommon(version)
+func printUpdateText(ver semver.Version) {
+	printUpdateTextCommon(ver)
 	out.Styled(style.Tip, "To disable this notice, run: 'minikube config set WantUpdateNotification false'\n")
 }
 
-func printBetaUpdateText(version semver.Version) {
-	printUpdateTextCommon(version)
+func printBetaUpdateText(ver semver.Version) {
+	printUpdateTextCommon(ver)
 	out.Styled(style.Tip, "To disable beta notices, run: 'minikube config set WantBetaUpdateNotification false'")
 	out.Styled(style.Tip, "To disable update notices in general, run: 'minikube config set WantUpdateNotification false'\n")
 }
@@ -248,14 +248,14 @@ func timeFromFileIfExists(path string) time.Time {
 }
 
 // DownloadURL returns a URL to get minikube binary version ver for platform os/arch
-func DownloadURL(ver, os, arch string) string {
-	if ver == "" || strings.HasSuffix(ver, "-unset") || os == "" || arch == "" {
+func DownloadURL(ver, osName, arch string) string {
+	if ver == "" || strings.HasSuffix(ver, "-unset") || osName == "" || arch == "" {
 		return "https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases"
 	}
 	sfx := ""
-	if os == "windows" {
+	if osName == "windows" {
 		sfx = ".exe"
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/download/%s/minikube-%s-%s%s",
-		ver, os, arch, sfx)
+		ver, osName, arch, sfx)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/out/out.go b/pkg/minikube/out/out.go
index 9c3dcae952..065abc7dc3 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/out/out.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/out/out.go
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ func Styled(st style.Enum, format string, a ...V) {
 		Infof(format, a...)
 		return
 	}
-	outStyled, spinner := stylized(st, useColor, format, a...)
-	if spinner {
+	outStyled, useSpinner := stylized(st, useColor, format, a...)
+	if useSpinner {
 		spinnerString(outStyled)
 	} else {
 		String(outStyled)
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ func Styled(st style.Enum, format string, a ...V) {
 }
 
 func boxedCommon(printFunc func(format string, a ...interface{}), cfg box.Config, title string, format string, a ...V) {
-	box := box.New(cfg)
+	b := box.New(cfg)
 	if !useColor {
-		box.Config.Color = nil
+		b.Config.Color = nil
 	}
 	str := Sprintf(style.None, format, a...)
-	printFunc(box.String(title, strings.TrimSpace(str)))
+	printFunc(b.String(title, strings.TrimSpace(str)))
 }
 
 // Boxed writes a stylized and templated message in a box to stdout using the default style config
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/perf/logs.go b/pkg/minikube/perf/logs.go
index a76fc44656..1ac440abc2 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/perf/logs.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/perf/logs.go
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ func timeCommandLogs(cmd *exec.Cmd) (*result, error) {
 	var timings []float64
 
 	for scanner.Scan() {
-		log := scanner.Text()
+		logData := scanner.Text()
 		// this is the time it took to complete the previous log
 		timeTaken := time.Since(timer).Seconds()
-		klog.Infof("%f: %s", timeTaken, log)
+		klog.Infof("%f: %s", timeTaken, logData)
 
 		timer = time.Now()
-		logs = append(logs, log)
+		logs = append(logs, logData)
 		timings = append(timings, timeTaken)
 	}
 	// add the time it took to get from the final log to finishing the command
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/perf/start.go b/pkg/minikube/perf/start.go
index 9a942da8cd..4ba3f9ba6c 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/perf/start.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/perf/start.go
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ func CompareMinikubeStart(ctx context.Context, binaries []*Binary) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func collectResults(ctx context.Context, binaries []*Binary, driver string, runtime string) (*resultManager, error) {
+func collectResults(ctx context.Context, binaries []*Binary, driver string, runtimeName string) (*resultManager, error) {
 	rm := newResultManager()
 	for run := 0; run < runs; run++ {
 		log.Printf("Executing run %d/%d...", run+1, runs)
 		for _, binary := range binaries {
-			r, err := timeMinikubeStart(ctx, binary, driver, runtime)
+			r, err := timeMinikubeStart(ctx, binary, driver, runtimeName)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "timing run %d with %s", run, binary.Name())
 			}
@@ -97,9 +97,9 @@ func average(nums []float64) float64 {
 	return total / float64(len(nums))
 }
 
-func downloadArtifacts(ctx context.Context, binaries []*Binary, driver string, runtime string) error {
+func downloadArtifacts(ctx context.Context, binaries []*Binary, driver string, runtimeName string) error {
 	for _, b := range binaries {
-		c := exec.CommandContext(ctx, b.path, "start", fmt.Sprintf("--driver=%s", driver), fmt.Sprintf("--container-runtime=%s", runtime))
+		c := exec.CommandContext(ctx, b.path, "start", fmt.Sprintf("--driver=%s", driver), fmt.Sprintf("--container-runtime=%s", runtimeName))
 		c.Stderr = os.Stderr
 		log.Printf("Running: %v...", c.Args)
 		if err := c.Run(); err != nil {
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ func downloadArtifacts(ctx context.Context, binaries []*Binary, driver string, r
 }
 
 // timeMinikubeStart returns the time it takes to execute `minikube start`
-func timeMinikubeStart(ctx context.Context, binary *Binary, driver string, runtime string) (*result, error) {
-	startCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, binary.path, "start", fmt.Sprintf("--driver=%s", driver), fmt.Sprintf("--container-runtime=%s", runtime))
+func timeMinikubeStart(ctx context.Context, binary *Binary, driver string, runtimeName string) (*result, error) {
+	startCmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, binary.path, "start", fmt.Sprintf("--driver=%s", driver), fmt.Sprintf("--container-runtime=%s", runtimeName))
 	startCmd.Stderr = os.Stderr
 
 	r, err := timeCommandLogs(startCmd)
@@ -147,6 +147,6 @@ func skipIngress(driver string) bool {
 // We only want to run the tests if:
 // 1. It's a VM driver and docker container runtime
 // 2. It's docker driver with any container runtime
-func proceed(driver string, runtime string) bool {
-	return runtime == "docker" || driver == "docker"
+func proceed(driver string, runtimeName string) bool {
+	return runtimeName == "docker" || driver == "docker"
 }
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/service/service.go b/pkg/minikube/service/service.go
index 87d89ad21e..188e8ef261 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/service/service.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/service/service.go
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 // GetCoreClient returns a core client
-func (k *K8sClientGetter) GetCoreClient(context string) (typed_core.CoreV1Interface, error) {
-	client, err := kapi.Client(context)
+func (k *K8sClientGetter) GetCoreClient(ctx string) (typed_core.CoreV1Interface, error) {
+	client, err := kapi.Client(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "client")
 	}
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@ func WaitForService(api libmachine.API, cname string, namespace string, service
 	}
 
 	for _, bareURLString := range serviceURL.URLs {
-		url, _ := OptionallyHTTPSFormattedURLString(bareURLString, https)
-		urlList = append(urlList, url)
+		urlString, _ := OptionallyHTTPSFormattedURLString(bareURLString, https)
+		urlList = append(urlList, urlString)
 	}
 	return urlList, nil
 }
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func getServiceListFromServicesByLabel(services typed_core.ServiceInterface, key
 }
 
 // CreateSecret creates or modifies secrets
-func CreateSecret(cname string, namespace, name string, dataValues map[string]string, labels map[string]string) error {
+func CreateSecret(cname string, namespace, name string, dataValues map[string]string, labelData map[string]string) error {
 	client, err := K8s.GetCoreClient(cname)
 	if err != nil {
 		return &retry.RetriableError{Err: err}
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func CreateSecret(cname string, namespace, name string, dataValues map[string]st
 	secretObj := &core.Secret{
 		ObjectMeta: meta.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:   name,
-			Labels: labels,
+			Labels: labelData,
 		},
 		Data: data,
 		Type: core.SecretTypeOpaque,
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/shell/shell.go b/pkg/minikube/shell/shell.go
index 0c9958e423..d3ff9957d7 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/shell/shell.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/shell/shell.go
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@ func Detect() (string, error) {
 }
 
 func (c EnvConfig) getShell() shellData {
-	shell, ok := shellConfigMap[c.Shell]
+	shellData, ok := shellConfigMap[c.Shell]
 	if !ok {
-		shell = defaultShell
+		shellData = defaultShell
 	}
-	return shell
+	return shellData
 }
 
 func generateUsageHint(ec EnvConfig, usgPlz, usgCmd string) string {
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/storageclass/storageclass.go b/pkg/minikube/storageclass/storageclass.go
index e64b4af1ab..055933d3ae 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/storageclass/storageclass.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/storageclass/storageclass.go
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ func SetDefaultStorageClass(storage storagev1.StorageV1Interface, name string) e
 }
 
 // GetStoragev1 return storage v1 interface for client
-func GetStoragev1(context string) (storagev1.StorageV1Interface, error) {
-	client, err := kapi.Client(context)
+func GetStoragev1(ctx string) (storagev1.StorageV1Interface, error) {
+	client, err := kapi.Client(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/tests/api_mock.go b/pkg/minikube/tests/api_mock.go
index 022d1103c5..4f553b027f 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/tests/api_mock.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/tests/api_mock.go
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ func (api *MockAPI) Remove(name string) error {
 }
 
 // Save saves a host to disk.
-func (api *MockAPI) Save(host *host.Host) error {
+func (api *MockAPI) Save(hostInfo *host.Host) error {
 	api.SaveCalled = true
-	api.Logf("MockAPI.Save: %+v", host)
-	return api.FakeStore.Save(host)
+	api.Logf("MockAPI.Save: %+v", hostInfo)
+	return api.FakeStore.Save(hostInfo)
 }
 
 // GetMachinesDir returns the directory to store machines in.
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/tunnel/cluster_inspector.go b/pkg/minikube/tunnel/cluster_inspector.go
index 95aae6c459..658c60a92a 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/tunnel/cluster_inspector.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/tunnel/cluster_inspector.go
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ func (m *clusterInspector) getStateAndRoute() (HostState, *Route, error) {
 	return hostState, route, nil
 }
 
-func getRoute(host *host.Host, clusterConfig config.ClusterConfig) (*Route, error) {
-	hostDriverIP, err := host.Driver.GetIP()
+func getRoute(hostInfo *host.Host, clusterConfig config.ClusterConfig) (*Route, error) {
+	hostDriverIP, err := hostInfo.Driver.GetIP()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error getting host IP for %s", host.Name)
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "error getting host IP for %s", hostInfo.Name)
 	}
 
 	_, ipNet, err := net.ParseCIDR(clusterConfig.KubernetesConfig.ServiceCIDR)
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/tunnel/kic/service_tunnel.go b/pkg/minikube/tunnel/kic/service_tunnel.go
index 264301f74c..aa8997d596 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/tunnel/kic/service_tunnel.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/tunnel/kic/service_tunnel.go
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
-// ServiceTunnel ...
+// ServiceTunnel manages an SSH tunnel for a Kubernetes service.
+// It holds configuration for the SSH connection and the tunnel's state.
 type ServiceTunnel struct {
 	sshPort        string
 	sshKey         string
@@ -37,7 +38,11 @@ type ServiceTunnel struct {
 	suppressStdOut bool
 }
 
-// NewServiceTunnel ...
+// NewServiceTunnel creates and returns a new ServiceTunnel instance.
+// sshPort is the port number for the SSH connection.
+// sshKey is the path to the SSH private key file.
+// v1Core is the Kubernetes CoreV1 client interface for interacting with services.
+// suppressStdOut controls whether standard output from the tunnel process should be suppressed.
 func NewServiceTunnel(sshPort, sshKey string, v1Core typed_core.CoreV1Interface, suppressStdOut bool) *ServiceTunnel {
 	return &ServiceTunnel{
 		sshPort:        sshPort,
@@ -47,7 +52,12 @@ func NewServiceTunnel(sshPort, sshKey string, v1Core typed_core.CoreV1Interface,
 	}
 }
 
-// Start ...
+// Start establishes an SSH tunnel for the specified Kubernetes service.
+// It retrieves service details, creates an SSH connection with random local ports
+// for each service port, and starts the tunnel in a new goroutine.
+// It returns a slice of URLs (e.g., "http://127.0.0.1:local_port") corresponding
+// to the tunnelled ports, or an error if the setup fails.
+// Errors from the tunnel running in the background are logged via klog.
 func (t *ServiceTunnel) Start(svcName, namespace string) ([]string, error) {
 	svc, err := t.v1Core.Services(namespace).Get(context.Background(), svcName, metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -75,7 +85,8 @@ func (t *ServiceTunnel) Start(svcName, namespace string) ([]string, error) {
 	return urls, nil
 }
 
-// Stop ...
+// Stop attempts to gracefully stop the active SSH tunnel.
+// Any errors encountered during the stop process are logged as warnings.
 func (t *ServiceTunnel) Stop() {
 	err := t.sshConn.stop()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/tunnel/kic/ssh_conn.go b/pkg/minikube/tunnel/kic/ssh_conn.go
index ead2ec5768..7410019112 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/tunnel/kic/ssh_conn.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/tunnel/kic/ssh_conn.go
@@ -130,20 +130,20 @@ func createSSHConnWithRandomPorts(name, sshPort, sshKey string, svc *v1.Service)
 	usedPorts := make([]int, 0, len(svc.Spec.Ports))
 
 	for _, port := range svc.Spec.Ports {
-		freeport, err := freeport.GetFreePort()
+		freePort, err := freeport.GetFreePort()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
 		arg := fmt.Sprintf(
 			"-L %d:%s:%d",
-			freeport,
+			freePort,
 			svc.Spec.ClusterIP,
 			port.Port,
 		)
 
 		sshArgs = append(sshArgs, arg)
-		usedPorts = append(usedPorts, freeport)
+		usedPorts = append(usedPorts, freePort)
 	}
 
 	cmd := exec.Command("ssh", sshArgs...)
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/tunnel/kic/ssh_tunnel.go b/pkg/minikube/tunnel/kic/ssh_tunnel.go
index 001639ef76..fcf795358d 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/tunnel/kic/ssh_tunnel.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/tunnel/kic/ssh_tunnel.go
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/tunnel"
 )
 
-// SSHTunnel ...
+// SSHTunnel manages and reconciles SSH tunnels for Kubernetes Services
+// (specifically type LoadBalancer) and Ingress resources. It periodically
+// checks the cluster state and creates, maintains, or removes tunnels as needed.
 type SSHTunnel struct {
 	ctx                  context.Context
 	sshPort              string
@@ -45,7 +47,13 @@ type SSHTunnel struct {
 	connsToStop          map[string]*sshConn
 }
 
-// NewSSHTunnel ...
+// NewSSHTunnel creates and returns a new SSHTunnel instance.
+// ctx is the context that controls the lifecycle of the tunnel manager.
+// sshPort is the port number of the SSH server to connect to.
+// sshKey is the path to the SSH private key file for authentication.
+// bindAddress is the local address on which the tunnels will listen.
+// v1Core is a Kubernetes CoreV1 client interface for interacting with Services.
+// v1Networking is a Kubernetes NetworkingV1 client interface for interacting with Ingresses.
 func NewSSHTunnel(ctx context.Context, sshPort, sshKey, bindAddress string, v1Core typed_core.CoreV1Interface, v1Networking typed_networking.NetworkingV1Interface) *SSHTunnel {
 	return &SSHTunnel{
 		ctx:                  ctx,
@@ -60,7 +68,12 @@ func NewSSHTunnel(ctx context.Context, sshPort, sshKey, bindAddress string, v1Co
 	}
 }
 
-// Start ...
+// Start begins the main reconciliation loop for the SSHTunnel.
+// This loop periodically scans for Kubernetes Services (type LoadBalancer)
+// and Ingresses, creating or tearing down SSH tunnels as necessary.
+// This method blocks until the provided context (t.ctx) is canceled.
+// It returns any error associated with context cancellation or initial setup.
+// Runtime errors during the tunnel management loop are logged via klog.
 func (t *SSHTunnel) Start() error {
 	for {
 		select {
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/tunnel/registry.go b/pkg/minikube/tunnel/registry.go
index 374ab23124..b443df96a4 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/tunnel/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/tunnel/registry.go
@@ -91,17 +91,18 @@ func (r *persistentRegistry) Register(tunnel *ID) (rerr error) {
 		// tunnels simultaneously. It is possible that an old tunnel
 		// from an old profile has duplicated route information so we
 		// need to check both machine name and route information.
-		if tunnel.MachineName == t.MachineName && t.Route.Equal(tunnel.Route) {
-			isRunning, err := checkIfRunning(t.Pid)
-			if err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("error checking whether conflicting tunnel (%v) is running: %s", t, err)
-			}
-			if isRunning {
-				return errorTunnelAlreadyExists(t)
-			}
-			tunnels[i] = tunnel
-			alreadyExists = true
+		if tunnel.MachineName != t.MachineName || !tunnel.Route.Equal(t.Route) {
+			continue
 		}
+		isRunning, err := checkIfRunning(t.Pid)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error checking whether conflicting tunnel (%v) is running: %s", t, err)
+		}
+		if isRunning {
+			return errorTunnelAlreadyExists(t)
+		}
+		tunnels[i] = tunnel
+		alreadyExists = true
 	}
 
 	if !alreadyExists {
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/tunnel/reporter.go b/pkg/minikube/tunnel/reporter.go
index 8535a7dcdf..e6502f929e 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/tunnel/reporter.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/tunnel/reporter.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (r *simpleReporter) Report(tunnelState *Status) {
 		loadbalancer emulator: %s
 `, minikubeError, routerError, lbError)
 
-	_, err := r.out.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf(
+	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(r.out,
 		`Status:	
 	machine: %s
 	pid: %d
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (r *simpleReporter) Report(tunnelState *Status) {
 		tunnelState.TunnelID.Route,
 		minikubeState,
 		managedServices,
-		errors)))
+		errors)
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("failed to report state %s", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/tunnel/route.go b/pkg/minikube/tunnel/route.go
index 68f4888770..dbd0bbaf66 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/tunnel/route.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/tunnel/route.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (t *routingTable) Equal(other *routingTable) bool {
 	for i := range *t {
 		routesEqual := (*t)[i].route.Equal((*other)[i].route)
 		linesEqual := (*t)[i].line == ((*other)[i].line)
-		if !(routesEqual && linesEqual) {
+		if !routesEqual || !linesEqual {
 			return false
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/storage/storage_provisioner.go b/pkg/storage/storage_provisioner.go
index 1a3f753e31..569f7bca19 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/storage_provisioner.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/storage_provisioner.go
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ var _ controller.Provisioner = &hostPathProvisioner{}
 
 // Provision creates a storage asset and returns a PV object representing it.
 func (p *hostPathProvisioner) Provision(_ context.Context, options controller.ProvisionOptions) (*core.PersistentVolume, controller.ProvisioningState, error) {
-	path := path.Join(p.pvDir, options.PVC.Namespace, options.PVC.Name)
-	klog.Infof("Provisioning volume %v to %s", options, path)
-	if err := os.MkdirAll(path, 0777); err != nil {
+	hostPath := path.Join(p.pvDir, options.PVC.Namespace, options.PVC.Name)
+	klog.Infof("Provisioning volume %v to %s", options, hostPath)
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(hostPath, 0777); err != nil {
 		return nil, controller.ProvisioningFinished, err
 	}
 
 	// Explicitly chmod created dir, so we know mode is set to 0777 regardless of umask
-	if err := os.Chmod(path, 0777); err != nil {
+	if err := os.Chmod(hostPath, 0777); err != nil {
 		return nil, controller.ProvisioningFinished, err
 	}
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (p *hostPathProvisioner) Provision(_ context.Context, options controller.Pr
 			},
 			PersistentVolumeSource: core.PersistentVolumeSource{
 				HostPath: &core.HostPathVolumeSource{
-					Path: path,
+					Path: hostPath,
 				},
 			},
 		},