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CNV-18460: virtctl download link
Signed-off-by: Avital Pinnick <[email protected]>
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‎_topic_maps/_topic_map.yml

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- Name: Installing OKD Virtualization using the CLI
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Distros: openshift-origin
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- Name: Enabling the virtctl client
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File: virt-enabling-virtctl
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- Name: Installing the virtctl client
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File: virt-installing-virtctl
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- Name: Uninstalling OpenShift Virtualization
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File: uninstalling-virt
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‎modules/virt-downloading-virtctl-client.adoc

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‎modules/virt-enabling-virt-repos.adoc

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‎modules/virt-installing-virtctl-client-yum.adoc

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‎modules/virt-installing-virtctl-client.adoc

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= Installing the virtctl client
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= Installing the virtctl client on Linux, Windows, and macOS
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Extract and install the `virtctl` client after downloading from the appropriate location for your operating system.
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Download and install the `virtctl` client for your operating system.
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.Prerequisites
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.Procedure
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* You must have downloaded the `virtctl` client.
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. Navigate to *Virtualization > Overview* in the {product-title} web console.
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.Procedure
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. Click the *Download virtctl* link on the upper right corner of the page and download the `virtctl` client for your operating system.
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. Install `virtctl`:
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. Extract the tarball. The following CLI command extracts it into the same directory as the tarball:
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. Navigate the extracted folder hierachy and run the following command to make the `virtctl` binary executable:
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.. Run the following command to make the `virtctl` binary executable:
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. Move the `virtctl` binary to a directory in your `PATH` environment variable.
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‎virt/install/virt-enabling-virtctl.adoc renamed to ‎virt/install/virt-installing-virtctl.adoc

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The `virtctl` client is a command-line utility for managing {VirtProductName}
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The `virtctl` client is a command-line utility for managing {VirtProductName} resources. It is available for Linux, Windows, and macOS.
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‎virt/virt-getting-started.adoc

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* xref:../installing/installing_bare_metal/preparing-to-install-on-bare-metal.adoc#virt-planning-bare-metal-cluster-for-ocp-virt_preparing-to-install-on-bare-metal[Plan your bare metal cluster for {VirtProductName}].
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* xref:../virt/install/virt-enabling-virtctl.adoc#virt-enabling-virtctl[Install the `virtctl` command line interface (CLI) tool].
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* xref:../virt/install/virt-installing-virtctl.adoc#virt-installing-virtctl[Install the `virtctl` command line interface (CLI) tool].
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‎virt/virtual_machines/virtual_disks/virt-uploading-local-disk-images-block.adoc

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