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Installing Docker

Terminal window
# Step 1: Enable WSL2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux)
wsl --install
# Step 2: Download Docker Desktop from:
# https://docs.docker.com/desktop/install/windows-install/
# Step 3: Run the installer and restart
# Step 4: Verify installation
docker --version
docker run hello-world

Note: Docker Desktop on Windows uses WSL2 backend. Enable it in Settings → General → “Use the WSL2 based engine”.


Terminal window
# Step 1: Update package index
sudo apt-get update
# Step 2: Install prerequisites
sudo apt-get install -y \
ca-certificates \
curl \
gnupg \
lsb-release
# Step 3: Add Docker's official GPG key
sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | \
sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
# Step 4: 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
# Step 5: Install Docker Engine
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
# Step 6: Run Docker without sudo (optional but recommended)
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
newgrp docker
# Step 7: Start Docker service
sudo systemctl start docker
sudo systemctl enable docker
# Verify
docker --version
docker run hello-world

Terminal window
# Option 1: Docker Desktop (GUI + CLI)
# Download from: https://docs.docker.com/desktop/install/mac-install/
# Option 2: Homebrew
brew install --cask docker
# Start Docker Desktop, then verify:
docker --version
docker run hello-world

Terminal window
# Check Docker version
docker --version
# Output: Docker version 24.0.5, build ced0996
# Check Docker info
docker info
# Run the test container
docker run hello-world
# Check if daemon is running
sudo systemctl status docker # Linux