1. Install WSL2.0 with Windows Command Prompt or PowerShell

    wsl --install
   

2. Install Ubuntu 22.04

    wsl --list --online 
    wsl --install -d Ubuntu22.04
    sudo apt update
    sudo apt upgrade
   

   • wsl --list --online

     • This command is used in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), a compatibility layer for running Linux binary executables natively on Windows.

     • --list is an option to display a list of installed Linux distributions.

     • --online is an option to show distributions available for download from the Microsoft Store.

   • wsl --install -d Ubuntu22.04

     • --install is an option to install a new Linux distribution.

     • -d specifies the distribution to be installed, in this case, "Ubuntu22.04."

   • sudo apt update

     • This command is used in a Linux environment, typically in Debian-based distributions like Ubuntu.

     • sudo stands for "superuser do" and is used to execute commands with elevated privileges.

     • apt is the package management tool.

     • update is a command that refreshes the local package database, ensuring you have the latest information about available packages.

   • sudo apt upgrade

     • upgrade is a command that installs the latest versions of the installed packages on your system.

     • It is common to run apt update before apt upgrade to ensure that the package information is up-to-date.

3. Install Docker engine

    for pkg in docker.io docker-doc docker-compose podman-docker containerd runc; do sudo apt-get remove $pkg; done
   
    sudo apt-get update
    sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl gnupg
    sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
    curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
    sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
    echo \
      "deb [arch="$(dpkg --print-architecture)" signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
      "$(. /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_CODENAME")" stable" | \
      sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
    sudo apt-get update
   
    sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
    sudo docker run hello-world
   

   • See: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/#install-using-the-repository

   • for pkg in docker.io docker-doc docker-compose podman-docker containerd runc; do sudo apt-get remove $pkg; done

     • This loop iterates over a list of packages related to containerization tools (like Docker and Podman) and removes them using the sudo apt-get remove command.

   • sudo apt-get update

     • This command updates the package information on your system, ensuring you have the latest details about available packages.

   • sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl GnuPG

     • This installs essential tools (ca-certificates, curl, and gnupg) needed to securely handle certificates, download files, and manage cryptographic keys.

   • sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings

   • curl -fsSL download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg

   • sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg

   • sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg

     • This creates a directory for keyrings, downloads Docker's GPG key, converts it into the required format, and sets the necessary permissions.

   • echo "deb [arch="$(dpkg --print-architecture)" ....

     • This command adds Docker's official repository to the list of package sources, specifying the architecture and GPG key for verification.

   • sudo apt-get update

   • sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin

     • This installs Docker, Docker CLI, Containerd (core container runtime), and additional plugins (docker-buildx-plugin and docker-compose-plugin).

   • sudo docker run hello-world

     • Finally, this command pulls the "hello-world" Docker image and runs a container to verify that Docker is installed and working correctly.

4. Install Docker Compose

    sudo -i
    curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.6.2/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
    exit
    docker-compose --version
   

   • sudo -i

     • This command elevates the user's privileges to the root user, providing an interactive root shell.

   • curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.6.2/docker-compose-uname -s-uname -m > /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

     • This uses curl to download the Docker Compose binary for a specific release (1.6.2 in this case) based on the current system's architecture and operating

   • chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

     • This command adds the execute permission to the downloaded Docker Compose binary, making it executable.

   • exit

     • This command exits the root shell, returning to the previous user's shell.

   • docker-compose --version

     • Finally, this command checks the version of Docker Compose installed on the system. It prints out the version information to confirm a successful installation.

5. Install Minikube

   • See: https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/start/

       curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-linux-amd64
       sudo install minikube-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/minikube
       sudo usermod -aG docker $USER && newgrp docker
       minikube start --driver=docker
     

6. Install kubectl

    sudo snap install --classic kubectl
   

   • snap is the command-line interface for the Snap package manager.

   • install is the subcommand used to install a Snap package.

   • --classic flag is used to indicate that the Snap package requires classic confinement, which provides full access to the system.

   • kubectl is the name of the Snap package being installed.

7. Install Helm

   • https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/

       wget https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.12.3-linux-amd64.tar.gz
       tar xvfz helm-v3.12.3-linux-amd64.tar.gz
       sudo mv linux-amd64/helm /usr/local/bin/helm
     

Additional notes: Basic commands to operate Minikube

• Start Minikube with static IP

  • minikube start --driver docker --static-ip=xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

• Delete a cluster in Minikube

  • minikube delete

• Stop Minikube

  • minikube stop