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 In order to use `kubectl` we first need to provide the necessary data
 to connect to the cluster. Let's configure it!
 
+### Create a folder for configuration
+
+Kubectl stores its config in `~/.kube`, so create that first:
+
+    mkdir -p ~/.kube
+
 ### Be secure - use certificates!
 
 First, we store the certificate in a file:
 
-    gedit ~/.kube/liu-k8s.cert
+    kate ~/.kube/liu-k8s.cert
 
 Copy-Paste all of the **CA Certificate** into this file.
 
@@ -74,7 +80,7 @@ Copy-Paste all of the **CA Certificate** into this file.
 
 Open the configuration file in a text editor:
 
-    gedit ~/.kube/config
+    kate ~/.kube/config
 
 Make sure the file contains the following: