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author: phillipgibson

ms.topic: include
ms.custom: linux-related-content
ms.date: 03/15/2021
ms.author: phillipgibson
# Customer intent: As a Linux user, I want to download and install the Open Service Mesh client binary so that I can manage OSM in my AKS cluster effectively.
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## Download and install the Open Service Mesh (OSM) client binary

In a bash-based shell on Linux or [Windows Subsystem for Linux][install-wsl], use `curl` to download the OSM release and then extract with `tar` as follows:

```bash
# Specify the OSM version that will be leveraged throughout these instructions
OSM_VERSION=v1.2.0

curl -sL "https://github.com/openservicemesh/osm/releases/download/$OSM_VERSION/osm-$OSM_VERSION-linux-amd64.tar.gz" | tar -vxzf -
```

The `osm` client binary runs on your client machine and allows you to manage OSM in your AKS cluster. Use the following commands to install the OSM `osm` client binary in a bash-based shell on Linux or [Windows Subsystem for Linux][install-wsl]. These commands copy the `osm` client binary to the standard user program location in your `PATH`.

```bash
sudo mv ./linux-amd64/osm /usr/local/bin/osm
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/osm
```

You can verify the `osm` client library has been correctly added to your path and its version number with the following command.

```bash
osm version
```

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[install-wsl]: /windows/wsl/install-win10
