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// Module included in the following assemblies:
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// virt/install/virt-enabling-virtctl.adoc
[id="virt-installing-virtctl-client_{context}"]
= Installing the virtctl client
Extract and install the `virtctl` client after downloading from the appropriate location for your operating system.
.Prerequisites
* You must have downloaded the `virtctl` client.
.Procedure
* For Linux:
. Extract the tarball. The following CLI command extracts it into the same directory as the tarball:
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[source,terminal]
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$ tar -xvf <virtctl-version-distribution.arch>.tar.gz
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. Navigate the extracted folder hierachy and run the following command to make the `virtctl` binary executable:
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[source,terminal]
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$ chmod +x <virtctl-file-name>
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. Move the `virtctl` binary to a directory in your `PATH` environment variable.
. To check your path, run the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ echo $PATH
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* For Windows users:
. Unpack and unzip the archive.
. Navigate the extracted folder hierarchy and double-click the `virtctl` executable file to install the client.
. Move the `virtctl` binary to a directory in your `PATH` environment variable.
. To check your path, run the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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C:\> path
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* For macOS users:
. Unpack and unzip the archive.
. Move the `virtctl` binary to a directory in your `PATH` environment variable.
. To check your path, run the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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echo $PATH
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