Do i have to explictly install kubectl inorder to deploy containers using the GKE

Question

I am new to GCP and am experimenting with deploying containers using Google Kubernetes Engine. Should I explicitly install kubectl for this purpose?

Answer 1

No, you don't' have to if you are using Google Cloud Shell, If you intend to use the local shell, then you need to install gcloud as well as kubectl tools.

• Google Cloud Shell is a shell environment for managing resources hosted on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). 

• Cloud Shell comes preinstalled with the gcloud and kubectl command-line tools. gcloud provides the primary command-line interface for GCP, and kubectl provides the command-line interface for running commands against Kubernetes clusters.

• If you prefer using your local shell, you must install the gcloud and kubectl command-line tools in your environment.