Installing odo

The following section describes how to install odo on different platforms using the CLI or the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) IDE.

Currently, odo does not support installation in a restricted network environment.

You can also find the URL to the latest binaries from the OKD web console by clicking the ? icon in the upper-right corner and selecting Command Line Tools

Installing odo on Linux

Binary installation

Procedure

  1. Obtain the binary:

    1. # curl -L https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/odo/latest/odo-linux-amd64 -o /usr/local/bin/odo

  2. Change the permissions on the file:

    1. # chmod +x /usr/local/bin/odo

Tarball installation

Procedure

  1. Obtain the tarball:

    1. # sh -c 'curl -L https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/odo/latest/odo-linux-amd64.tar.gz | gzip -d > /usr/local/bin/odo'

  2. Change the permissions on the file:

    1. # chmod +x /usr/local/bin/odo

Installing with yum on Fedora

Procedure

  1. Register with Red Hat Subscription Manager:

    1. # subscription-manager register

  2. Pull the latest subscription data:

    1. # subscription-manager refresh

  3. List the available subscriptions:

    1. # subscription-manager list --available --matches '*OpenShift Developer Tools and Services*'

  4. In the output of the previous command, find the Pool ID field for your OKD subscription and attach the subscription to the registered system:

    1. # subscription-manager attach --pool=<pool_id>

  5. Enable the repositories required by odo:

    1. # subscription-manager repos --enable="ocp-tools-4.8-for-rhel-8-x86_64-rpms"

  6. Install the odo package:

    1. # yum install odo

  7. Verify that odo is now available on your system:

    1. $ odo version

Installing odo on Linux on IBM Power

Binary installation

Procedure

  1. Obtain the binary:

    1. # curl -L https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/odo/latest/odo-linux-ppc64le -o /usr/local/bin/odo

  2. Change the permissions on the file:

    1. # chmod +x /usr/local/bin/odo

Tarball installation

Procedure

  1. Obtain the tarball:

    1. # sh -c 'curl -L https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/odo/latest/odo-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz | gzip -d > /usr/local/bin/odo'

  2. Change the permissions on the file:

    1. # chmod +x /usr/local/bin/odo

Installing odo on Linux on IBM Z and LinuxONE

Binary installation

Procedure

  1. Obtain the binary:

    1. # curl -L https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/odo/latest/odo-linux-s390x -o /usr/local/bin/odo

  2. Change the permissions on the file:

    1. # chmod +x /usr/local/bin/odo

Tarball installation

Procedure

  1. Obtain the tarball:

    1. # sh -c 'curl -L https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/odo/latest/odo-linux-s390x.tar.gz | gzip -d > /usr/local/bin/odo'

  2. Change the permissions on the file:

    1. # chmod +x /usr/local/bin/odo

Installing odo on Windows

Binary installation

  1. Download the latest odo.exe file.

  2. Add the location of your odo.exe to your GOPATH/bin directory.

Setting the PATH variable for Windows 7/8

The following example demonstrates how to set up a path variable. Your binaries can be located in any location, but this example uses C:\go-bin as the location.

  1. Create a folder at C:\go-bin.

  2. Right click Start and click Control Panel.

  3. Select System and Security and then click System.

  4. From the menu on the left, select the Advanced systems settings and click the Environment Variables button at the bottom.

  5. Select Path from the Variable section and click Edit.

  6. Click New and type C:\go-bin into the field or click Browse and select the directory, and click OK.

Setting the PATH variable for Windows 10

Edit Environment Variables using search:

  1. Click Search and type env or environment.

  2. Select Edit environment variables for your account.

  3. Select Path from the Variable section and click Edit.

  4. Click New and type C:\go-bin into the field or click Browse and select the directory, and click OK.

Installing odo on macOS

Binary installation

Procedure

  1. Obtain the binary:

    1. # curl -L https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/odo/latest/odo-darwin-amd64 -o /usr/local/bin/odo

  2. Change the permissions on the file:

    1. # chmod +x /usr/local/bin/odo

Tarball installation

Procedure

  1. Obtain the tarball:

    1. # sh -c 'curl -L https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/odo/latest/odo-darwin-amd64.tar.gz | gzip -d > /usr/local/bin/odo'

  2. Change the permissions on the file:

    1. # chmod +x /usr/local/bin/odo

Installing odo on VS Code

The OpenShift VS Code extension uses both odo and the oc binary to interact with your OKD cluster. To work with these features, install the OpenShift VS Code extension on VS Code.

Prerequisites

  • You have installed VS Code.

Procedure

  1. Open VS Code.

  2. Launch VS Code Quick Open with Ctrl+P.

  3. Enter the following command:

    1. $ ext install redhat.vscode-openshift-connector