Installation

Kube Inspector ships as a single self-contained binary. On Linux, one system library is required at runtime (see below).

Download

Platform	File
Linux — Debian / Ubuntu	kube-ins-<version>-debian-amd64.deb
Linux — RHEL / Fedora	kube-ins-<version>-rhel-x86_64.rpm
Windows	kube-ins-<version>-windows-amd64.exe

Linux

Dependency: WebKitGTK

Kube Inspector uses a WebKit-based webview (via Wails). A WebKitGTK runtime library must be present on the host system. Install it before running the app:

Debian 11 / Ubuntu 22.04 and olderDebian 12 / Ubuntu 24.04Fedora 38 and olderFedora 39+RHEL / AlmaLinux / RockyopenSUSE LeapopenSUSE TumbleweedArch Linux / Manjaro

sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37

sudo apt-get install -y libwebkit2gtk-4.1-0

sudo dnf install webkit2gtk4.0

sudo dnf install webkit2gtk4.1

sudo dnf install webkit2gtk3

sudo zypper install libwebkit2gtk-4_0-37

sudo zypper install libwebkit2gtk-4_1-0

sudo pacman -S webkit2gtk-4.1

Installing the package

Debian / UbuntuRHEL / Fedora / openSUSE

sudo dpkg -i kube-ins-<version>-debian-amd64.deb

sudo rpm -i kube-ins-<version>-rhel-x86_64.rpm

Windows

Run kube-ins-<version>-windows-amd64.exe and follow the installation wizard.

Windows SmartScreen

Windows may show a SmartScreen warning for unsigned binaries. Click More info → Run anyway to proceed.

Requirements

• A valid kubeconfig file with at least one cluster configured (~/.kube/config or a custom path)
• Network access to the target Kubernetes API server
• Linux only: WebKitGTK 4.0 or 4.1 system library (see above)

Kube Inspector does not require kubectl to be installed — it communicates directly with the Kubernetes API using client-go.

Supported Operating Systems

Windows

Version	Notes
Windows 11 (all builds)	Fully supported
Windows 10 (build 1803+)	Requires WebView2 Runtime — included by default since build 1803

Linux

Kube Inspector requires WebKitGTK 4.0 or WebKitGTK 4.1 to be available as a system package.

Distribution	Versions	WebKitGTK
Ubuntu	22.04 LTS	4.0
Ubuntu	24.04 LTS	4.1
Debian	11 (Bullseye)	4.0
Debian	12 (Bookworm)	4.1
Linux Mint	21.x	4.0
Pop!_OS	22.04	4.0
Elementary OS	7.x (Horus)	4.0
Fedora	38	4.0
Fedora	39, 40, 41	4.1
RHEL / AlmaLinux / Rocky Linux	8.x, 9.x	4.0
openSUSE Leap	15.6	4.0
openSUSE Tumbleweed	Rolling	4.1
Arch Linux	Rolling	4.0 / 4.1
Manjaro	Rolling	4.0 / 4.1

First Launch

On first launch, Kube Inspector checks ~/.kube/config automatically. If you already have clusters configured there, they will be importable from the cluster manager. See Adding Clusters for details.