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Installing Docker CE on Ubuntu 16.04

Last Updated: Tue, Oct 31, 2017
Linux Guides System Admin Ubuntu
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Docker is an application that allows to deploy programs that are run as containers. It was written in the popular Go programming language. This tutorial explains how to install Docker CE on Ubuntu 16.04.

Step 1: Updating all your software

First off, let's make sure that we are using a clean system. Run the apt updater.

apt-get update

Step 2: Set up the repository

Install packages to allow apt to use a repository over HTTPS

apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl software-properties-common

Add Docker’s official GPG key

curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | apt-key add -

Use the following command to set up the stable repository.

add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"

Step 3: Install Docker CE

apt-get update

apt-get install docker-ce

Step 4: Create a user

If you decide not to run Docker as the root user, you will need to create a non-root user.

Warning: The docker group grants privileges equivalent to the root user.

adduser user

usermod -aG docker user

Restart the Docker service.

systemctl restart docker

Step 5: Test Docker

Run the Docker hello-world container to test if the installation completed successfully.

docker run hello-world

You will see the following output.

Hello from Docker!

This message shows that your installation appears to be working correctly.

Step 6: Configure Docker to start on boot

Lastly, enable Docker to run when your system boots.

systemctl enable docker

Next steps

Congratulations!

You have successfully installed Docker. For further reading, see this guide where I explain how to create and use Docker containers.

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