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+help:
+	@echo "Use 'make <ROOT>' where <ROOT> is one of"
+	@echo "  minikube:            to download and install minikube on linux X86"
+	@echo "  minikube-start:      to start the cluster"
+	@echo "  minikube-stop:       to halt the cluster"
+
+
+minikube:
+	curl -LO https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases/latest/minikube-linux-amd64
+	sudo install minikube-linux-amd64 /usr/local/bin/minikube
+
+minikube-start:
+	minikube start
+
+minikube-stop:
+	minikube stop
+