Install_MiniKube_on_Fedora_Linux_KVM

1. First, ensure your system is up to date:

sudo dnf update -y

2. Install required dependencies:

sudo dnf install -y qemu-kvm libvirt bridge-utils

3. Start and enable libvirtd service:

sudo systemctl start libvirtd
sudo systemctl enable libvirtd

4. Add your user to the libvirt group:

sudo usermod -aG libvirt $USER

5. Download and install kubectl (Kubernetes command-line tool):

curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"
sudo install -o root -g root -m 0755 kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl

6. Download and install Minikube:

curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-latest.x86_64.rpm
sudo rpm -Uvh minikube-latest.x86_64.rpm

7. Start Minikube:

minikube start --driver=kvm2

8. Verify the installation:

minikube status
kubectl get nodes

Additional tips:

• If you want to use Docker as the driver instead of KVM, you’ll need to install Docker first and use --driver=docker when starting Minikube
• You might need to log out and log back in for the group changes to take effect
• To stop Minikube when you’re done, use: minikube stop
• To delete the Minikube cluster: minikube delete

if you got this error,

❯ minikube start --driver=kvm2
😄  minikube v1.34.0 on Fedora 39
 
💢  Exiting due to GUEST_DRIVER_MISMATCH: The existing "minikube" cluster was created using the "docker" driver, which is incompatible with requested "kvm2" driver.
💡  Suggestion: Delete the existing 'minikube' cluster using: 'minikube delete', or start the existing 'minikube' cluster using: 'minikube start --driver=docker'
 

then you already have a Minikube cluster that was created using the Docker driver. You have two options:

1. Continue using the Docker driver:

minikube start --driver=docker

2. Or, if you prefer to switch to KVM2, first delete the existing cluster:

minikube delete
sminikube start --driver=kvm2

Choose option 1 if:

• You already have Docker set up and working well
• You want to keep any existing configurations/workloads
• Docker performance is satisfactory for your needs

Choose option 2 if:

• You specifically want to use KVM for better performance
• You don’t have any important configurations in your current cluster
• You want a fresh start with KVM virtualization

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