Main view panel stuck in k8s contexts, < Ruroh? pod command not found > | multiple commands affected

[matsonkepson]

Describe the bug

After running k9s, the context screen is displayed, and I cannot get through it.
The cow is saying, 'Ruroh? Pod command not found.'
However, everything works when you type 'pods.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Open k9s
2. type ‘pod’ or with older version like 0.40.3 type pod and change view to pods
3. open latest version or update to latest and run it

Expected behavior
App behaves like before, autocompletion kicks it and matches closes api-resource to typed-in

Screenshots

Versions (please complete the following information):

• OS: MacOS 15.3.1
• K9s: 0.40.4
• K8s: 1.30.8-eks

Additional context
So far i was not typing full api-resource name an was working just fine.

[rherzfeld]

:pods seems to work. Not sure if the change is intended.

[matsonkepson]

It was working before, you were typing 'pod' and the closest matching kubernetes api-resource was matching immediately.

Whats more cow should say something like fzf of an opinions you can choose from imho...

[lukemaslany-next]

I have just upgraded to 0.40.4 and get a very similar issue - but when selecting a context I get the error:

 < Ruroh? `node` command not found >

FWIW, the last view I had open prior to upgrading was nodes.

Versions (please complete the following information):
OS: Ubuntu 22.04
K9s Rev: v0.40.4
K8s Rev: v1.30.7

[fredczj]

I cannot even switch context. Some context are failing, with "deployment" command not found, like if there was kinda history somewhere that are not correctly read, restored or used…

This starts failing with v0.40.4 (here on macos)

[rherzfeld]

Yes, it seems as if the commands where changed but I don't see any documentation for it. When starting k9s you are redirected to the last screen/command with it's original name, which no longer exists.

I can work around this by selecting the context, dismissing the error and then switching to pods/nodes/deploy. It will get me into the selected context. Certainly bugged.

[DavidMakin]

found how to stop it appearing. When you get the error type :deploy or node or pod etc, then q! to save and quit. Reopen

[DanielCastronovo]

Same here, lot of K9S command not working anymore.
Working on 40.0.3 and fail on 40.0.4

[carlottostromstedt]

I am also using 0.40.4 and i can get through the main view, but the commands fail in the same way.

Currently these commands are failing for me:

• deployments
• replicasets
• statefulsets
• daemonsets
• jobs

[skarnl]

Coincidentally, today I decided to upgrade my k9s from 0.30-something to the latest version.
I used Homebrew, but after getting to 0.40.4 I received these weird notices after choosing a context at the start.

Glad I found that it was not my local setup - first tried to clear my cache etc.

Now downgraded to 0.40.3.

In case someone uses Homebrew, follow these steps
( originally from here: https://nelson.cloud/how-to-install-older-versions-of-homebrew-packages/ )

1. uninstall k9s

 brew uninstall k9s

2. download the 0.40.3 installer from brew-core:

 curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/c0e1de761a74ba637df68bec2a333966cba3c0de/Formula/k/k9s.rb > k9s.rb

3. install k9s 0.40.3 using the file you just downloaded:

 brew install k9s.rb

⚠ notice we refer to the file we downloaded in step 2, k9s.rb - so NOT only k9s!
(you'll get some warnings, but it just uses the steps described in the .rb file)

4. done, you now have version 0.40.3 again and can continue to do your actual job 🎉

[rherzfeld]

Could you not just use brew install k9s@0.40.3 to get the specific version?

[matsonkepson]

@rherzfeld
i did switched to older version but the brew way is not working for me, so i have removed it and run below

mkdir -p ~/bin
curl -LO https://github.com/derailed/k9s/releases/download/v0.40.3/k9s_darwin_arm64.tar.gz
tar -xzf k9s_darwin_arm64.tar.gz
mv k9s ~/bin/

Don't forget to create bin folder in your home and add this to your ~/.zshrc

export PATH=$HOME/bin

[CheyiLin]

The simplest way to downgrade to 0.40.3 to fix this is:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/c0e1de761a74ba637df68bec2a333966cba3c0de/Formula/k/k9s.rb
brew reinstall --formula -f k9s.rb

[derailed]

Dup #3131