Install Docker

Submitted by wilbur on

Start with Instructions here:

https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/linux/ubuntulinux/

  • Update repos and add certs
    $ sudo apt-get update
    $ sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates

  • Add the new GPG key.
    $ sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://p80.pool.sks-keyservers.net:80 --recv-keys 58118E89F3A912897C070ADBF76221572C52609D

  • Add repo to /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list file
     deb https://apt.dockerproject.org/repo ubuntu-xenial main

  • Install Docker.
    $ sudo apt-get install docker-engine
     
  • Test Docker with this command:
    sudo docker run hello-world
     
Now let's create a docker group to run docker without being SUDO.
  • Create Docker Group:
    sudo groupadd docker
  • Add your user to docker group.
    $ sudo usermod -aG docker $USER