Install dependencies

To create a cluster using the Cluster Toolkit, you can use either Cloud Shell, or a workstation that is running Linux or macOS.

If you want to work from a Linux or macOS client or workstation, complete the following steps.

Install the Google Cloud CLI, see Installing the gcloud CLI .
Install Terraform version 1.5.7 or later. For instructions, see Download Terraform .
Install Packer version 1.7.9 or later. For instructions, see Download Packer .
Install a supported Go release . For install instructions, see Download and install Go .

Also set up a GOPATH by running the following command:
```
export PATH=$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin
```
Install Git. For instructions, see Install Git .
Check that a Python 3 release of pip is installed by running pip3 . If pip3 is not available, review the Python documentation .

Install Make.

yum install -y make

apt-get -y install make

Install the Google Cloud CLI, see Installing the gcloud CLI .
Install Terraform version 1.5.7 or later. For instructions, see Download Terraform .
Install Packer version 1.7.9 or later. For instructions, see Download Packer .
Install a supported Go release . For install instructions, see Download and install Go .

Also set up a GOPATH by running the following command:
```
export PATH=$PATH:$(go env GOPATH)/bin
```
Install Git. For instructions, see Install Git .
Check that a Python 3 release of pip is installed by running pip3 . If pip3 is not available, download and install the package.
Install Make. On macOS, make is packaged with the Xcode command line developer tools. To install Xcode, run the following command:
```
xcode-select --install
```

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