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Arch linux minikube kvm2 setup
# Install these packages (use your favorite AUR tool here)
yay -S minikube kubectl docker-machine-driver-kvm2 libvirt qemu-headless ebtables
# Get libvirt going
sudo systemctl enable libvirtd.service
sudo usermod -a -G libvirt $(whoami)
# This fix thanks to http://blog.programmableproduction.com/2018/03/08/Archlinux-Setup-Minikube-using-KVM/
sudo virsh net-autostart default
# Configure minikube to use kvm by default
minikube config set driver kvm2
# Optional - use 1/4 (or you choose fraction) of total memory, default is only 2GB
MEMORY_FRACTION=4
minikube config set memory "$(($(free --mega | head -n2 | tail -n1 | cut -c15-27)/$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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Vetm commented Jan 28, 2021

vm-driver is deprecated. Please use minikube config set driver kvm2 instead.

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grugnog commented Jan 28, 2021

@Vetm - thanks, updated!

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Docker Shim is being deprecated, what is your suggestion going forward?

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@Hawaiideveloper that's down to kube default cri (maybe influenced by minikube addons conf etc)

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