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title: "Linux"
linkTitle: "Linux"
weight: 1
---

## Installation

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

```shell
 curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-linux-amd64 \
   && sudo install minikube-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/minikube
```
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{{% tab "Debian/Ubuntu (deb)" %}}

Download and install minikube:

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

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{{% tab "Fedora/Red Hat (rpm)" %}}

Download and install minikube:

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

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## Driver Setup

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## Check container support
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## Check virtualization support
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{{% readfile file="/docs/Reference/Drivers/includes/kvm2_usage.inc" %}}
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## Check virtualization support
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## Check baremetal support
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If you are already running minikube from inside a VM, it is possible to skip the creation of an additional VM layer by using the `none` driver.

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{{% readfile file="/docs/Reference/Drivers/includes/podman_usage.inc" %}}
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