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Chapter 2. Installing Kaoto

2.1. Pre-requisites
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2.1.1. Microsoft Visual Studio Code
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Kaoto ships as a Microsoft Visual Studio Code extension. If you haven’t installed VS Code on your manchine yet, please do that now.

Visit the download page and follow the installation instructions that apply best for you.

2.1.2. Camel CLI
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To give you the best user experience we recommend to install the Camel CLI, which offers various functionalities for Camel developers.

Please follow the below steps to install it.

  1. Install JBang following these instructions.

  2. Verify that JBang is working by executing the following from a command shell. This should output the version of installed JBang. 

    jbang version
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  3. Run the following command from a command shell to install the Camel CLI: 

    jbang app install camel@apache/camel
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  4. Check if the Camel CLI is working by executing the following from a command shell. This should output the version of the installed Camel CLI. 

    camel version
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2.1.3. Citrus Testing
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If you want to work with the Citrus testing framework, we strongly recommend to install the Citrus JBang plugin.

Please follow the below steps to install it.

  1. Install JBang following these instructions.

  2. Verify that JBang is working by executing the following from a command shell. This should output the version of installed JBang. 

    jbang version
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  3. Run the following command from a command shell to install the Citrus JBang plugin: 

    jbang app install citrus@citrusframework/citrus
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  4. Check if the Citrus JBang plugin is working by executing the following from a command shell. This should output the version of the installed Citrus JBang plugin. 

    citrus --version
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2.2. Kaoto Extension
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  1. Open VS Code.
  2. Open the Extensions view on the left side panel (or press CTRL+SHIFT+X).
  3. Type Kaoto in the search field

  4. Click the Install button.

    Kaoto Extension Installation
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    Kaoto Extension Installation
  5. After the installation is complete, you will see a new icon in the left side panel.
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