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There's million users which have no direct internet access from the workplace other than downloading from HTTP/HTTPS websites for security reasons. Others do not have chocolatey installed or cannot copy/paste curl commands from an external website to their local workstation, also for security reasons. Currently the HTTP link to download kubectl is inside a curl command. It could be possible to provide a more explicit HTML link, for clarity.
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We could have the kubectl install pages link to Historically, we had this guide to installing kubectl before existed. Now that is a thing, we can link to it. would that suit you? /retitle Task page for installing kubectl should explain how to find direct download link /kind feature /language en
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I did read that page and I can see that there's already a direct download link for This is under a slightly misleading heading; the text is headed: so maybe we'd like to change the heading as well? I still recommend linking to the list of binaries you can download. The existing link does assume amd64 architecture; on the other hand, AMD processors (and Intel clones) are the market leader. /priority awaiting-more-evidence
Thank you yes the misleading text is probably the main problem - but the list of binaries can also be very useful as the organizations who prevent direct internet access are often the ones who don't run the latest version of any tool :) The idea is to make it as clearer as possible as it's gonna be the first option for many as opposite to run curs or package managers which aren't so common on Windows.
OK, so: which fix do you advocate ? We should recommend one so that someone picking up this work knows what approach to take.
Hey I'd like to work on this. Based on the discussion, here are my suggestions: Let's update the header title to specify a direct download or curl option. We should add new paragraphs describing a direct download option for all supported architectures. /assign

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text: The following methods exist for installing kubectl on Windows: <del> - [Install kubectl binary with curl on Windows](#install-kubectl-binary-with-curl-on-windows) </del> <ins> - [Install kubectl binary on Windows (via direct download or curl)](#install-kubectl-binary-on-windows-via-direct-download-or-curl) </ins> - [Install on Windows using Chocolatey, Scoop, or winget](#install-nonstandard-package-tools) <del> ### Install kubectl binary with curl on Windows </del> <ins> ### Install kubectl binary on Windows (via direct download or curl) </ins> <del> 1. Download the latest {{< skew currentVersion >}} patch release: [kubectl {{< skew currentPatchVersion >}}](https://dl.k8s.io/release/v{{< skew currentPatchVersion >}}/bin/windows/amd64/kubectl.exe). </del> <ins> 1. You have two options for installing kubectl on your Windows device </ins> <del> Or if you have `curl` installed, use this command: </del> <ins> - Direct download: Download the latest {{< skew currentVersion >}} patch release binary directly for your specific architecture by visiting the [Kubernetes release page](https://kubernetes.io/releases/download/#binaries). Be sure to select the correct binary for your architecture (e.g., amd64, arm64, etc.). - Using curl: </ins> <del> ```powershell curl.exe -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/v{{< skew currentPatchVersion >}}/bin/windows/amd64/kubectl.exe" ``` </del> <ins> If you have `curl` installed, use this command: ```powershell curl.exe -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/v{{< skew currentPatchVersion >}}/bin/windows/amd64/kubectl.exe" ``` </ins> {{< note >}} To find out the latest stable version (for example, for scripting), take a look at