# kubie mit Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper installieren Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für kubie in AI-Agent-Workflows. ## Installation ```sh sudo av install brew:kubie ``` Weitere Installationsbefehle: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install kubie ``` Evidenz: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install kubie ``` Evidenz: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/kubie/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add kubie ``` Evidenz: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kubie from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#kubie ``` Evidenz: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kubie/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S kubie ``` Evidenz: Arch Linux sync databases: kubie from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install kubie ``` Evidenz: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kubie from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ## Paketfakten - **Paketschlüssel:** brew:kubie - **Paketmanager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 0.28.0 - **Quellzusammenfassung:** Much more powerful alternative to kubectx and kubens - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Zuletzt aktualisiert:** 2026-07-04T16:53:43+09:00 - **Generiert:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - kubie (Alias) ## Installationsverhalten - Bottle: nicht verfügbar ## Version und Aktualität - Seite generiert: 2026-08-03 - Manager-Version: 0.28.0 ## Projektgeschichte und Nutzung kubie is a Rust CLI for Kubernetes context and namespace switching, positioned by its README as a more powerful alternative to kubectx, kubens, and shell prompt helpers. ### Projektgeschichte The tool grew around a specific Kubernetes operator pain point: switching contexts without letting one terminal session accidentally mutate another session's kubeconfig state. Its README emphasizes independent shells, recursive context sessions, split kubeconfig loading, `kubie exec`, and `kubie lint` rather than a large platform or daemon. ### Adoptionsgeschichte kubie is distributed through Rust's crates.io ecosystem and through operating-system package managers including Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Arch Linux, Alpine, and others. That spread suggests adoption by CLI-heavy Kubernetes users rather than by a single vendor platform. ### Wie es verwendet wird Users run `kubie ctx` and `kubie ns` to select contexts and namespaces, spawn isolated shells, execute a command across a chosen context and namespace, or lint Kubernetes config files. Its configuration lives at `~/.kube/kubie.yaml` and controls shell behavior, kubeconfig include/exclude patterns, prompt behavior, and interactive menu settings. ### Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren kubie is interesting because it packages a small but safety-relevant workflow: preventing accidental cross-cluster context leakage. It represents the Rust CLI wave in Kubernetes tooling, where a compact binary replaces shell-function conventions common in older kubectl helper tools. ### Zeitleiste - 2020s: kubie is published as a Rust package and documented as an alternative to kubectx and kubens. - 2020s: Package-manager coverage expands beyond Cargo to Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Arch Linux, and other distributions. - 2026: The README continues to document session-isolated context switching, split kubeconfig loading, and `~/.kube/kubie.yaml` configuration. ### Related projects - kubie is directly related to kubectl, Kubernetes kubeconfig workflows, kubectx, kubens, krew-style CLI extensions, and fuzzy-selector tools used in terminal Kubernetes operations. ### Quellen - - - - ## Sicherheitshinweise narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger-Risiko:** grün / niedrig - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.kube/kubie.yaml ## Andere Paketmanager-Einträge - Nix - kubie: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kubie/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - kubie - 0.28.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kubie from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A more powerful alternative to kubectx and kubens | https://github.com/sbstp/kubie - apk - kubie-bash-completion - 0.28.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kubie-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for kubie | https://github.com/sbstp/kubie - apk - kubie-fish-completion - 0.28.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kubie-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for kubie | https://github.com/sbstp/kubie - apk - kubie-zsh-completion - 0.28.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kubie-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for kubie | https://github.com/sbstp/kubie - pacman - kubie - 0.28.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: kubie from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A more powerful alternative to kubectx and kubens | https://github.com/sbstp/kubie - zypper - kubie - 0.28.0-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kubie from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | A Kubernetes context switcher | https://github.com/kubie-org/kubie - zypper - kubie-bash-completion - 0.28.0-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kubie-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for kubie | https://github.com/kubie-org/kubie - zypper - kubie-fish-completion - 0.28.0-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kubie-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Fish Completion for kubie | https://github.com/kubie-org/kubie - MacPorts - kubie: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/kubie/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/kubie.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/kubie.yml) ## Quellen - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph