Installing Docker By Setting Up Repositories In Linux Distros
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3 min readOct 21, 2021
Before starting the installation of Docker Engine for the first time on a new host machine, you need to set up the Docker repository. Later on, you can install and update Docker from the repository.
Install on CentOS
Set up the repository and Install Docker engine.
Install theyum-utils
package (which provides theyum-config-manager
utility) and set up the stable repository.
sudo yum install -y yum-utils
sudo yum-config-manager \
--add-repo \
https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.reposudo yum-config-manager --enable docker-ce-nightly
sudo yum-config-manager --enable docker-ce-test
sudo yum-config-manager --disable docker-ce-nightlysudo yum install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.ioInstallation Of Specific version of Docker Engine:sudo yum install docker-ce-<VERSION_STRING> docker-ce-cli-<VERSION_STRING> containerd.iosudo systemctl start dockersudo docker run hello-world
Install on Debian:
Set up the repository and Install Docker engine.
OS requirements:
- Debian Bullseye 11 (stable)
- Debian Buster 10 (oldstable)
- Raspbian Bullseye 11 (stable)
- Raspbian Buster 10 (oldstable)