Docker Installation Guide
Docker Installation Guide
Docker is a platform for developing, shipping, and running applications in containers.
Prerequisites
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or later / Fedora / Arch Linux
- Sudo privileges
Installation
Ubuntu/Debian
# Update package index
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade -y
# Install dependencies
sudo apt install -y apt-transport-\https ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release
# Add Docker GPG key
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
# Add Docker repository
echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
# Install Docker
sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
Fedora
# Install dependencies
sudo dnf -y install dnf-plugins-core
# Add Docker repository
sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://download.docker.com/linux/fedora/docker-ce.repo
# Install Docker
sudo dnf install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
Arch Linux
sudo pacman -S docker docker-compose
Post-Installation
Start and Enable Docker
sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker
Add User to Docker Group
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
Log out and back in for changes to take effect.
Verification
docker --version
docker run --rm hello-world
Basic Commands
docker ps # List running containers
docker ps -a # List all containers
docker images # List images
docker pull <image> # Pull image
docker run -it <image> # Run interactive container
docker stop <id> # Stop container
docker rm <id> # Remove container