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Created September 4, 2019 21:55
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# Install these packages (use your favorite AUR tool here)
yay -S minikube-bin kubectl-bin docker-machine-driver-kvm2 libvirt qemu-headless docker-machine ebtables
# Get libvirt going
sudo systemctl enable libvirtd.service
sudo usermod -a -G libvirt $(whoami)
# This fix thanks to http://blog.programmableproduction.com/2018/03/08/Archlinux-Setup-Minikube-using-KVM/
sudo virsh net-autostart default
# Configure minikube to use kvm by default
minikube config set vm-driver kvm2
# Optional - use 1/4 (or you choose fraction) of total memory, default is only 2GB
MEMORY_FRACTION=4
minikube config set memory "$(($(free --mega | head -n2 | tail -n1 | cut -c15-27)/$MEMORY_FRACTION))"
# Restart required here - couldn't get it working just by starting services etc
sudo reboot
# Finally!
minikube start
kubectl cluster-info
# If you hit problems, be sure to run `minikube delete` before retrying
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Since minikube and kubectl are now available in the community repo, I guess it's better to use them instead?

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