# Install minikube

Run a Kubernetes cluster locally. Version 1.38.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:minikube
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install minikube
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install minikube
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/minikube/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add docker-machine-driver-kvm2
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: docker-machine-driver-kvm2 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#minikube
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/minikube/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S minikube
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: minikube from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install minikube
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: minikube from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Chocolatey (92%):

```sh
choco install Minikube
```

  Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: Minikube from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','meson'

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/minikube
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/minikube.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id Kubernetes.minikube -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Kubernetes.minikube from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:minikube
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/minikube>
- **Version:** 1.38.1
- **Source summary:** Run a Kubernetes cluster locally
- **Homepage:** <https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube.git>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- minikube (cli)
- minikube (alias)

## Dependencies

- kubernetes-cli

## Build Dependencies

- go
- go-bindata

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.38.1
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## 安全说明

Kubernetes cluster infrastructure.

- **Geiger risk:** orange / high
- Kubernetes cluster infrastructure

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** minikube
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - minikube: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/minikube/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - docker-machine-driver-kvm2 - 1.34.0-r15: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: docker-machine-driver-kvm2 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | minikube-maintained KVM driver for docker-machine | https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube
- apk - minikube - 1.34.0-r15: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: minikube from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tool that makes it easy to run Kubernetes locally | https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube
- apk - minikube-bash-completion - 1.34.0-r15: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: minikube-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for minikube | https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube
- apk - minikube-fish-completion - 1.34.0-r15: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: minikube-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for minikube | https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube
- apk - minikube-zsh-completion - 1.34.0-r15: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: minikube-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for minikube | https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube
- pacman - minikube - 1.38.1-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: minikube from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A tool that makes it easy to run Kubernetes locally | https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube
- zypper - minikube - 1.38.1-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: minikube from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Tool to run Kubernetes locally | https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube
- zypper - minikube-bash-completion - 1.38.1-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: minikube-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Minikube bash completion | https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube
- zypper - minikube-fish-completion - 1.38.1-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: minikube-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Minikube fish completion | https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube
- zypper - minikube-zsh-completion - 1.38.1-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: minikube-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Minikube zsh completion | https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube
- MacPorts - minikube: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/minikube/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Chocolatey - Minikube: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: Minikube from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','meson'
- Scoop - main/minikube: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/minikube.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - Kubernetes.minikube: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Kubernetes.minikube from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


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