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[id="installing-cli-linux_{context}"]
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= Installing the Knative CLI for Linux
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2021-05-04 14:51:33 +02:00
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For Linux distributions, you can download the Knative CLI (`kn`) directly as a `tar.gz` archive.
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.Procedure
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. Download the link:https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/serverless/latest/kn-linux-amd64.tar.gz[`kn` CLI].
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. Unpack the archive:
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$ tar -xf <file>
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. Move the `kn` binary to a directory on your `PATH`.
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. To check your `PATH`, run:
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$ echo $PATH
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[NOTE]
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====
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If you do not use RHEL or Fedora, ensure that *libc* is installed in a directory on your library path.
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If *libc* is not available, you might see the following error when you run CLI commands:
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$ kn: No such file or directory
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