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// Module included in the following assemblies:
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//
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// * virt/getting_started/virt-using-the-cli-tools.adoc
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:_mod-docs-content-type: PROCEDURE
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[id="virt-installing-virtctl-binary_{context}"]
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= Installing the virtctl binary on {op-system-base} 9 or later, Linux, Windows, or macOS
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[role="_abstract"]
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You can download the `virtctl` binary by using the {product-title} web console and then install it on {op-system-base-full} 9 or later, Linux, Windows, or macOS.
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.Procedure
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. Navigate to the *Virtualization -> Overview* page in the web console.
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. Click the *Download virtctl* link to download the `virtctl` binary for your operating system.
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. Install `virtctl`:
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* For {op-system-base} and other Linux operating systems:
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.. Decompress the archive file:
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[source,terminal]
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----
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$ tar -xvf <virtctl-version-distribution.arch>.tar.gz
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----
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.. Run the following command to make the `virtctl` binary executable:
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[source,terminal]
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----
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$ chmod +x <path/virtctl-file-name>
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----
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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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----
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$ echo $PATH
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----
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.. Set the `KUBECONFIG` environment variable:
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[source,terminal]
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$ export KUBECONFIG=/home/<user>/clusters/current/auth/kubeconfig
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----
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* For Windows:
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.. Decompress the archive file.
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.. Navigate the extracted folder hierarchy and double-click the `virtctl` executable file to install the client.
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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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C:\> path
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* For macOS:
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.. Decompress the archive file.
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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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----
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echo $PATH
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----
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