Docker Installation

Docker Installation on Windows & Linux

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1. Docker installation on windows 10 pro

System requirements:

  • Windows 10 64-bit: Pro, Enterprise, or Education (Build 15063 or later).
  • Hyper-V and Containers Windows features must be enabled.
  • The following hardware prerequisites are required to successfully run Client Hyper-V on Windows 10:
    • 64 bit processor
    • 4GB system RAM
    • BIOS-level hardware virtualization

Installation includes

  • Docker Engine
  • Docker CLI
  • Docker Compose
  • Docker machine
  • Kitematic

Installation Steps :

  1. Download the installer from Docker HUB. Docker Desktop Installer.exe (sign up to start the download)
  2. Follow the instructions which comes on the screen.
  3. Click Finish to complete setup and start Docker desktop application

Test successful installation

  1. Open the Docker desktop application
  2. Open a command prompt and type
    $ docker -v
    If it returns the version it means docker is installed successfully.
  3. And also test by typing
    $ docker run hello-world
    Should return a message “Hello from Docker!”
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2. Docker installation on Linux

OS requirement

You will need 64 bit version of linux like Ubuntu.

Installation Steps

  1. Install docker Engine first
    Update the apt package index:
    $ sudo apt-get update
  2. Install packages to allow apt to use a repository over HTTPS:
    $ sudo apt-get install \
    apt-transport-https \
    ca-certificates \
    curl \
    gnupg-agent \
    software-properties-common
  3. Verify that Docker Engine – Community is installed correctly by running the hello-world image.
    $ sudo docker run hello-world
    Which should return a message “Hello from Docker!”