Install kubectl on Ubuntu Instance | How to install kubectl in Ubuntu | Install and Set Up kubectl on Linux

Kubernetes uses a command line utility called kubectl for communicating with the cluster API server. It is tool for controlling Kubernetes clusters. 

The Kubernetes command-line tool, kubectl, allows you to run commands against Kubernetes clusters. You can use kubectl to deploy applications, inspect and manage cluster resources, and view logs. 

kubectl looks for a file named config in the $HOME directory.

How to install Kubectl in Ubuntu instance

Install kubectl binary with curl on Linux

curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"

Install kubectl

sudo install -o root -g root -m 0755 kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl

Verify if kubectl got installed

kubectl version --short --client