minikube/site/content/en/docs/Getting started/linux.md

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Installation

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

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

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Download and install minikube:

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

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Download and install minikube:

curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube_{{< latest >}}.rpm \
 && rpm -ivh minikube_{{< latest >}}.rpm

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Hypervisor Setup

Verify that your system has virtualization support enabled:

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

If the above command outputs "no":

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

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Prerequisites Installation

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Driver Installation

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Using the kvm2 driver

minikube start --vm-driver=kvm2

To make kvm2 the default for future invocations, run:

minikube config set vm-driver kvm2

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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. This mode does come with additional requirements:

• docker
• systemd
• sudo access

sudo minikube start --vm-driver=none

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