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// Module included in the following assemblies:
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// * virt/install/virt-installing-virtctl.adoc
:_content-type: PROCEDURE
[id="virt-installing-virtctl-client_{context}"]
= Installing the virtctl client on Linux, Windows, and macOS
Download and install the `virtctl` client for your operating system.
.Procedure
. Navigate to *Virtualization > Overview* in the {product-title} web console.
. Click the *Download virtctl* link on the upper right corner of the page and download the `virtctl` client for your operating system.
. Install `virtctl`:
* For Linux:
.. Decompress the archive file:
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[source,terminal]
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$ tar -xvf <virtctl-version-distribution.arch>.tar.gz
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.. Run the following command to make the `virtctl` binary executable:
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[source,terminal]
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$ chmod +x <path/virtctl-file-name>
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.. Move the `virtctl` binary to a directory in your `PATH` environment variable.
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You can check your path by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ echo $PATH
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.. Set the `KUBECONFIG` environment variable:
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[source,terminal]
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$ export KUBECONFIG=/home/<user>/clusters/current/auth/kubeconfig
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* For Windows:
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.. Decompress the archive file.
.. 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.
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You can check your path by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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C:\> path
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* For macOS:
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.. Decompress the archive file.
.. Move the `virtctl` binary to a directory in your `PATH` environment variable.
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You can check your path by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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echo $PATH
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