><div class=content>If you have already <a href=/v1.10/docs/setup/getting-started/#download>downloaded the Istio release</a>, you should
already have <code>istioctl</code> and do not need to install it again.</div></aside></div><h2 id=install-hahahugoshortcode-s2-hbhb>Install istioctl</h2><p>Install the <code>istioctl</code> binary with <code>curl</code>:</p><ol><li><p>Download the latest release with the command:</p><pre><code class=language-bash data-expandlinks=true data-repo=istio>$ curl -sL https://ist