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Docker Desktop Installation Guide

The document provides instructions for installing Docker Desktop on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. For Windows, it instructs users to download and run the Docker Desktop installer, enable required features, and add their user to the docker-users group. For Mac OS, it instructs users to download Docker.dmg, drag the Docker icon to Applications, and start Docker from the Applications folder. For Linux, it provides links to distribution-specific installation instructions, giving a Debian/Ubuntu example that removes older versions, installs prerequisite packages, adds Docker's GPG key, and sets up the stable repository.

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Docker Desktop Installation Guide

The document provides instructions for installing Docker Desktop on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. For Windows, it instructs users to download and run the Docker Desktop installer, enable required features, and add their user to the docker-users group. For Mac OS, it instructs users to download Docker.dmg, drag the Docker icon to Applications, and start Docker from the Applications folder. For Linux, it provides links to distribution-specific installation instructions, giving a Debian/Ubuntu example that removes older versions, installs prerequisite packages, adds Docker's GPG key, and sets up the stable repository.

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Chapter 1 Getting Started

Windows
Go to https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-windows/install/ and
click the “Docker Desktop for Windows” button to download Docker, as
shown in Figure 1-1.

Figure 1-1. The Docker Desktop for Windows download button

1. Double-click Docker Desktop Installer.exe to run


the installer.

2. When prompted, ensure the Enable Hyper-V


Windows Features. If you have previously
configured WSL and are comfortable with it,
then make sure the “Install required Windows
components for WSL 2” option is selected on the
Configuration page.

3. Follow the instructions in the installation wizard to


authorize the installer and proceed with the install.

4. When the installation is successful, click Close to


complete the installation process.

5. If your admin account is different to your user


account, you must add the user to the docker-
users group. Run Computer Management as an

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administrator and navigate to Local Users and


Groups ➤ Groups ➤ docker-users. Right-click to
add the user to the group. Log out and log back in
for the changes to take effect.

Docker Desktop does not start automatically after installation. To


start Docker Desktop, search for Docker, and select Docker Desktop in the
search results. When the whale icon in the status bar stays steady, Docker
Desktop is up, running, and accessible from any terminal window.

Mac OS
Go to https://docs.docker.com/docker-for-mac/install/, shown in
Figure 1-2.

Figure 1-2. Download options for Docker for Mac

Double-click Docker.dmg to open the installer and then drag the


Docker icon to the Applications folder, as shown in Figure 1-3.

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Figure 1-3. Moving the Docker application to the Applications folder

Double-click Docker.app in the Applications folder to start Docker.


(In Figure 1-4, the Applications folder is in grid view mode.)

Figure 1-4. Docker Applications folder

The Docker menu in the top status bar indicates that Docker Desktop
is running and accessible from a terminal.

Linux
Go to https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/. Here you will find
links to instructions on how to install Docker on several popular Linux

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distributions. If you are using Debian/Ubuntu, you can follow these


instructions (https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/):

1) Ensure that any older installation is removed from


the system.

<code>
sudo apt-get remove docker docker-engine docker.io
containerd runc
</code>

2) Update the apt package index and install packages


to allow apt to use a repository over HTTPS.

<code>
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install \
    apt-transport-https \
    ca-certificates \
    curl \
    gnupg \
    lsb-release
</code>

3) Add Docker’s official GPG key.

<code>
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo
gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg
</code>

4) Use the following command to set up the stable


repository. To add the nightly or test repository,
add the word nightly or test (or both) after the
word stable.

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