How to upgrade minikube?

Question

I had installed minikube a few months ago and wanted to upgrade as newer versions are available.

I am unable to find out how to upgrade minikube. I see a feature request for an upgrade command here - https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/1171

I tried to then uninstall minikube and hit another brickwall again. I don't see a command to uninstall minikube. The information that came closest to this was not very helpful - https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/1043

I guess we need ways to upgrade these (at least once every 6 months or so).

What are you requirements for upgrading? Do you need to keep all of the Kubernetes objects in etcd? — Ian Lewis, Jul 10 '17 at 01:21
I think this is an advanced use-case which minikube was not meant to support. It's more for a kick-the-tires type of experience, not a full-fledged production setup. — Anirudh Ramanathan, Jul 10 '17 at 02:37
@IanLewis - would like to keep the objects in etcd. Wouldn't want to lose them as part of an upgrade. — Manglu, Jul 10 '17 at 03:28

score 96 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 17 '18 at 23:35

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Before reinstall minikube (OS X), check the following:

Make sure that you have brew updated:
```
brew update
```
Make sure that you already have cask installed:
```
brew cask install minikube --verbose
```

Finally, execute the following command in the same directory you've installed minikube previously (usually /usr/local/bin/):

brew cask reinstall minikube

If you see an output similar to this:

Error: It seems there is already a Binary at '/usr/local/bin/minikube'; not linking.

Remove the existing binary:
```
rm /usr/local/bin/minikube
```

Now, you should able to reinstall (upgrade) minikube. :)

edited Dec 17 '18 at 23:35

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answered Nov 14 '17 at 12:03

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I don't even have brew installed. I guess in the past there were other ways to install minikube. – erikbstack Mar 18 '18 at 14:38
what's `macdown`, do we have to install it? – Bill Oct 07 '18 at 11:42
`macdown` is a Markdown editor for Mac. https://macdown.uranusjr.com Appears to have been mistakenly typed (instead of `minikube`). Answer has been edited. – campeterson Dec 17 '18 at 23:36
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```minikube``` is no longer available as a ```cask``` – Jay Ehsaniara Jun 17 '20 at 21:33

score 39 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 21 '20 at 17:05

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brew upgrade minikube

Just upgrade minikube with brew

answered Feb 21 '20 at 17:05

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Just make sure minikube is not running. If it is, stop, upgrade, start and will automatically download the rest needed. – DimiDak Feb 17 '21 at 21:32

score 31 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 14 '17 at 13:54

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This should do the trick.

brew cask reinstall minikube

answered Nov 14 '17 at 13:54

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"As of early 2020, minikube is no more available as a cask. You need to run `brew upgrade minikube`" – GalloCedrone Aug 27 '20 at 07:35

score 20 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 19 '18 at 11:16

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First, unlink the existing minikube from /usr/local/bin then reinstall:

$ sudo rm -rf /usr/local/bin/minikube    # unlink existing minikube

$ brew update                            # update brew itself
$ brew cask reinstall minikube           # reinstall latest minikube

answered Mar 19 '18 at 11:16

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yes, this is the recommendation on the official website: https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io/docs/start/macos/ – JP Lew Sep 20 '19 at 17:40

score 12 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 15 '18 at 16:57

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An updated way is to use this:

brew cask upgrade minikube

answered Oct 15 '18 at 16:57

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score 11 · Answer 6 · answered Jul 10 '17 at 01:27

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Process to update:

Minikube is an executable: Re-install minikube is an upgrade.
Optionally you can remove ~/.minikube which will make minikube completely re-initialize and also update your kubernetes version (if a new version has been made available for minikube).

answered Jul 10 '17 at 01:27

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That's right. We can start here https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/install-minikube/ – bgarcial Oct 15 '19 at 13:04

score 10 · Answer 7 · answered Jul 24 '17 at 10:49

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minikube delete
sudo rm -rf ~/.minikube

re-install minikube and it should work

answered Jul 24 '17 at 10:49

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score 9 · Answer 8 · answered Mar 16 '19 at 14:38

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if you are using Windows machine and Chocolatey package manager -

Step 1: run PowerShell as administrator

Step 2: run following command choco upgrade minikube

More on chocolatey https://chocolatey.org/

answered Mar 16 '19 at 14:38

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score 8 · Answer 9 · answered Jan 26 '20 at 07:29

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As of early 2020, and based on the guidance provided by this answer, minikube is no more available as a cask. You need to run:

brew install minikube

answered Jan 26 '20 at 07:29

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For those getting "Error: Cask 'minikube' is unavailable: No Cask with this name exists." this is the answer. – Alex Nolasco Feb 10 '20 at 19:16

score 8 · Answer 10 · answered Sep 21 '20 at 02:33

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If you're reading this in 2020+:

brew upgrade minikube

answered Sep 21 '20 at 02:33

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score 8 · Answer 11 · answered Oct 14 '20 at 22:19

Minikube is no longer available in cask and calling brew cask while performing install, upgrade, or reinstall is deprecated! Use the below syntax instead:

Make sure brew is updated:

brew update

Then, to install, use:

brew install minikube

To upgrade, use:

brew upgrade minikube

To reinstall, use:

brew reinstall minikube

score 3 · Answer 12 · answered Aug 27 '21 at 05:46

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On linux:

curl -Lo minikube https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/v1.22.0/minikube-linux-amd64 && chmod +x minikube && sudo cp minikube /usr/local/bin/ && rm minikube

Change the version you want to download. Above script uses 1.22.0

answered Aug 27 '21 at 05:46

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score 1 · Answer 13 · edited Jul 22 '20 at 21:49

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Just try brew upgrade minikube

edited Jul 22 '20 at 21:49

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answered Jul 22 '20 at 13:01

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If you are trying to answer a question with a lot of answers, take your time to make a high quality answer (e.g an explanation). – fuggerjaki61 Jul 22 '20 at 15:11

score 1 · Answer 14 · answered Mar 18 '22 at 03:16

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brew reinstall minikube --cask did the trick for me

answered Mar 18 '22 at 03:16

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Abhishek D K · Answer 15 · 2018-09-12T06:33:09.747

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In order to upgrade in Windows, type:

minikube start

The following is the output you will get (make sure you are connected to internet):

Here is a newer version of Minikube available (v0.28.0). Download it here: https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/tag/v0.28.0

if you don't get the above message then first run minikube config set WantUpdateNotification true then do, minikube start

Before that, remove all the Minikube links from the system:

Remove the previous installation path.
From this folder, remove c:\Users\<user-name>\ .kube folder.

edited Sep 12 '18 at 06:33

answered Jul 15 '18 at 18:42

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Just run `minikube start --kubernetes-version=v{Version}` to run the update to the specified version from the message. – Daniel Fisher lennybacon Dec 15 '21 at 15:41

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