Installing kwctl (Kubewarden CLI)

kwctl is the command-line interface (CLI) tool for Kubewarden. Below are installation instructions for some operating systems.

Linux

Install for Linux

Using Homebrew

If you use the Homebrew package manager on Linux, then:

brew install kwctl

Verify Installation:

kwctl --version

Using Zypper (openSUSE)

zypper install kwctl

Using AUR (Arch User Repository)

If you're using Arch Linux, or an Arch-based distribution, you can install kwctl from the AUR.

Using an AUR Helper (yay)

yay -S kwctl

Using makepkg

# Clone the AUR package
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/kwctl.git
cd kwctl

# Build and install the package
makepkg -si

Verify the installation

kwctl --version

Manual installation

1. Download the latest release of kwctl for Linux:

   curl -LO https://github.com/kubewarden/kwctl/releases/latest/download/kwctl-linux-x86_64.zip

   For ARM64 systems (e.g., Raspberry Pi), use:

   curl -LO https://github.com/kubewarden/kwctl/releases/latest/download/kwctl-linux-aarch64.zip

2. Extract the files from the downloaded .zip file:

   unzip kwctl-linux-x86_64.zip

   This extracts the following files:

   • kwctl-linux-x86_64: The kwctl binary
   • kwctl-linux-x86_64.sig: A signature file for verifying the binary
   • kwctl-linux-x86_64.pem: A certificate file for verifying the signature

3. Move the binary to a directory in your PATH, rename to kwctl and make executable.

4. Verify the installation:

   kwctl --version

macOS

Install for Apple

Using Homebrew

Install kwctl:

brew install kwctl

Verify installation:

kwctl --version

Manual installation

1. Download the latest release of kwctl for macOS:
   • For Apple Silicon (ARM64) systems, use:

     curl -LO https://github.com/kubewarden/kwctl/releases/latest/download/kwctl-darwin-aarch64.zip

   • For Intel (x86_64) systems, use:

     curl -LO https://github.com/kubewarden/kwctl/releases/latest/download/kwctl-darwin-x86_64.zip

2. Extract the files from the downloaded .zip file:

   unzip kwctl-darwin-x86_64.zip

   This extracts the following files:
   • kwctl-darwin-x86_64: The kwctl binary
   • kwctl-darwin-x86_64.sig: A signature file for verifying the binary
   • kwctl-darwin-x86_64.pem: A certificate file for verifying the signature
3. Move the binary to a directory in your PATH, rename to kwctl and make executable.
4. Verify the Installation Check the kwctl installation:

   kwctl --version

Windows

Install for Windows

1. Download kwctl
   1. Open your browser and go to the Kubewarden releases page
   2. Download the kwctl-windows-x86_64.zip file.
2. Extract the files from the downloaded zip file. It will contain:
   • kwctl-windows-x86_64.exe: the kwctl binary.
   • kwctl-windows-x86_64.sig: a signature file for verifying the binary.
   • kwctl-windows-x86_64.pem: a certificate file for verifying the signature.
3. Rename the binary file from kwctl-windows-x86_64.exe to kwctl.exe for easier use.
4. Move the binary to a location covered by your PATH environment variable.
5. Verify the installation. Open a new command prompt or PowerShell window and check the kwctl installation:

   kwctl --version

Install shell completions

The kwctl CLI has the --shell option to generate shell completion commands for your shell. You can use the output from this command to integrate completions into your shell.

kwctl completions --shell [bash|elvish|fish|powershell|zsh]