kubectl to the `~/.local/bin` directory:

   ```bash
   chmod +x kubectl
   mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
   mv ./kubectl ~/.local/bin/kubectl
   # and then append (or prepend) ~/.local/bin to $PATH
   ```

   {{< /note >}}

1. Test to ensure the version you installed is up-to-date:

   ```bash
   kubectl version --client
   ```

   Or use this for detailed view of version:

   ```cmd
   kubectl version --client --output=yaml
   ```

### Install using native package management

{{< tabs name="kubectl_install" >}}
{{% tab name="Debian-based distributions" %}}

1. Update the `apt` package index and install packages needed to use the Kubernetes `apt` repository:

   ```shell
   sudo apt-get update
   # apt-transport-https may be a dummy package; if so, you can skip that package
   sudo apt-get install -y apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gnupg
   ```

2. Download the public signing key for the Kubernetes package repositories. The same signing key is used for all repositories so you can disregard the version in the URL:

   ```shell
   # If the folder `/etc/apt/keyrings` does not exist, it should be created before the curl command, read the note below.
   # sudo mkdir -p -m 755 /etc/apt/keyrings
   curl -fsSL https://pkgs.k8s.io/core:/stable:/{{< param "version" >}}/deb/Release.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/kubernetes-apt-keyring.gpg
   sudo chmod 644 /etc/apt/keyrings/kubernetes-apt-keyring.gpg # allow unprivileged APT programs to read this keyring
   ```
   
{{< note >}}
In releases older than Debian 12 and Ubuntu 22.04, folder `/etc/apt/keyrings` does not exist by default, and it should be created before the curl command.
{{< /note >}}

3. Add the appropriate Kubernetes `apt` repository. If you want to use Kubernetes version different than {{< param "version" >}},
   replace {{< param "version" >}} with the desired minor version in the command below:

   ```shell
   # This overwrites any existing configuration in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kubernetes.list
   echo 'deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/kubernetes-apt-keyring.gpg] https://pkgs.k8s.io/core:/stable:/{{< param "version" >}}/deb/ /' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kubernetes.list
   sudo chmod 644 /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kubernetes.list   # helps tools such as command-not-found to work correctly
   ```

{{< note >}}
To upgrade kubectl to another minor release, you'll need to bump the version in `/etc/apt/sources.list.d/kubernetes.list` before running `apt-get update` and `apt-get upgrade`. This procedure is described in more detail in [Changing The Kubernetes Package Repository](/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/kubeadm/change-package-repository/).
{{< /note >}}

4. Update `apt` package index, then install kubectl:

   ```shell
   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install -y kubectl
   ```

{{% /tab %}}

{{% tab name="Red Hat-based distributions" %}}

1. Add the Kubernetes `yum` repository. If you want to use Kubernetes version
   different than {{< param "version" >}}, replace {{< param "version" >}} with
   the desired minor version in the command below.

   ```bash
   # This overwrites any existing configuration in /etc/yum.repos.d/kubernetes.repo
   cat <<EOF | sudo tee /etc/yum.repos.d/kubernetes.repo
   [kubernetes]
   name=Kubernetes
   baseurl=https://pkgs.k8s.io/core:/stable:/{{< param "version" >}}/rpm/
   enabled=1
   gpgcheck=1
   gpgkey=https://pkgs.k8s.io/core:/stable:/{{< param "version" >}}/rpm/repodata/repomd.xml.key
   EOF
   ```

{{< note >}}
To upgrade kubectl to another minor release, you'll need to bump the version in `/etc/yum.repos.d/kubernetes.repo` before running `yum update`. This procedure is described in more detail in [Changing The Kubernetes Package Repository](/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/kubeadm/change-package-repository/).
{{< /note >}}

2. Install kubectl using `yum`:

   ```bash
   sudo yum install -y kubectl
   ```

{{% /tab %}}

{{% tab name="SUSE-based distributions" %}}

1. Add the Kubernetes `zypper` repository. If you want to use Kubernetes version