Install virtctl CLI

Although it is not required to run KubeVirt, the virtctl CLI provides an interface that can significantly enhance the convenience of your virtual machine interactions.

1. Obtain the virtctl version for your particular architecture from https://binary.mirantis.com/?prefix=kubevirt/bin/artifacts.

2. Run the following command, inserting the correct values for your architecture and platform. For <ARCH> the valid values are linux or darwin, and for <PLATFORM> the valid values are amd64 or arm64.

   wget https://binary-mirantis-com.s3.amazonaws.com/kubevirt/bin/artifacts/virtctl-1.3.1-20240911005512-<ARCH>-<PLATFORM>  -O virtctl
   

   Example command for Linux with amd64 architecture:

   wget https://binary-mirantis-com.s3.amazonaws.com/kubevirt/bin/artifacts/virtctl-1.3.1-20240911005512-linux-amd64 -O virtctl
   

   Example command for MacOS with arm64 architecture:

   wget https://binary-mirantis-com.s3.amazonaws.com/kubevirt/bin/artifacts/virtctl-1.3.1-20240911005512-darwin-arm64  -O virtctl
   

3. Move virtctl to one of the PATH directories.

   Note

   PATH is a system environment variable that contains a list of directories, within each of which the system is able to search for a binary. To reveal the list, issue the following command:

   echo $PATH
   

   Example output:

   /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/snap/bin
   

   The PATH directories are each separated by a :.