<p>The <a href="https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-kubectl/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kubernetes manual</a> has a two-liner shell command to download the latest ´kubectl´ release, but that is rarely what companies are running. So each time I onboard a new developer I have to go to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/releases" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Kubernetes Github releases page</a>, find the latest minor version that works with my cluster, copy-paste it (taking care not to forget the little &quot;v&quot;) and manually craft the download URL.
This fiddling around makes it hard to grow a newcomer's enthusiasm for the new Kubernetes world that they are about to enter. Is there any ready-made tool or link to make that process easier?</p>

Robert Jack Will
<pre><code>Assuming you are talking about Linux as OS.
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<p>According to <a href="https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/57748" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this issue</a> a client can lead server by up to 2 minor versions. This more or less can make the version you want the developers to run predictable. Once you know the exact version, you can craft a chain of shell commands that can do the rest.</p>
<pre><code>sudo curl -Lo /usr/local/bin/kubectl https://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-release/release/v1.16.15/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl &amp;&amp; sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/kubectl
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<p>However if you don't know the version in advance then I'm afraid you will have to look it up or use latest.</p>
