Minikube is a tool that lets you run a single-node Kubernetes cluster locally. It is designed for developers to learn, develop, and test Kubernetes applications without needing a full-scale cluster. Minikube supports multiple operating systems and container runtimes, providing an easy and efficient way to work with Kubernetes on your local machine.

Step 1 Open your ubuntu terminal and Update your package index using 'sudo apt update'

Step 2 Install Virtualbox driver using 'sudo apt install virtualbox virtualbox-dkms virtualbox-qt virtualbox-ext-pack'm follow the prompt to configure the package.

Note; enter Y to continue

wait for the configuration to complete Final download

Step 3 Install Docker sudo apt install docker.io

Step 4 Run the following commands **systemctl enable docker systemctl start docker systemctl status docker

Step 5 Add your login user to the docker group sudo usermod -aG docker $USER && newgrp docker

Step 6 Enable Virtualization of Hardware if necessary lscpu | grep Virtualization

Step 7 Download Minikube *wget https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-linux-amd64 chmod +x minikube-linux-amd64 sudo mv minikube-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/minikube *

Step 8 Install Kubectl on Ubuntu curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl"

Step 9 Ensure that it is executable chmod +x ./kubectl and the binary is in your PATH: sudo mv ./kubectl /usr/local/bin/kubectl

Step 10 Verify if kubectl as downloaded *kubectl version -o json --client *

Step 11 Start Minikube *minikube start --driver=docker *

Summary By following these steps, you can configure Minikube to run a local Kubernetes cluster, enabling you to develop and test Kubernetes applications on your machine.