Minikube Install in Ubuntu on Windows

Install kubectl in Ubuntu on Windows

cd ~
mkdir bin
curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/$(curl -s https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl
chmod +x ./kubectl
# Optionally
sudo mv ./kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl
# Then test
kubectl get all
# Enable autocompletion
source <(kubectl completion bash)
echo "source <(kubectl completion bash)" >> ~/.bashrc

If necessary, install socat

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install socat

In order for kubectl to find and access a Kubernetes cluster, it needs a kubeconfig file, which is created automatically when you create a cluster using kube-up.sh or successfully deploy a Minikube cluster.

Check that kubectl is properly configured by getting the cluster state:

kubectl cluster-info

Minikube installations in Windows and WSL keep separate configuration. Use the Linux-side configuration for WSL-native tools and keep it on the Linux filesystem.