diff --git a/docs/drivers.md b/docs/drivers.md index 2cb5acfe9e..802c83d59a 100644 --- a/docs/drivers.md +++ b/docs/drivers.md @@ -18,14 +18,15 @@ the host PATH: #### KVM2 driver -The KVM2 driver is intended to replace KVM driver. -The KVM2 driver is maintained by the minikube team, and is built, tested and released with minikube. - -NOTE: Currently the following instruction doesn't work for -Ubuntu prior to 18.04 because the docker-machine-driver-kvm2 binary -provided by the URL needs libvirt 3.0.0 or later. -You can workaround it by building the binary by yourself. +NOTE: Ubuntu users on a release older than 18.04, or anyone else experiencing "Error creating new host: dial tcp: missing address." errors (https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/3206), you will need to build your own driver until https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/3689 is resolved: +``` +sudo apt install libvirt-dev libvirt +test -d $HOME/go/src/k8s.io/minikube || git clone https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube.git +cd $HOME/go/src/k8s.io/minikube +git pull +make install-kvm +``` To install the KVM2 driver, first install and configure the prereqs: ```shell @@ -159,4 +160,4 @@ To use the driver you would do: ```shell minikube start --vm-driver vmware -``` \ No newline at end of file +```