how to install docker in linux

 

1. Open the terminal on Ubuntu.

2. Remove any Docker files that are running in the system, using the following command:

$ sudo apt-get remove docker docker-engine docker.io

After entering the above command, you will need to enter the password of the root and press enter.

3. Check if the system is up-to-date using the following command:

$ sudo apt-get update

4. Install Docker using the following command:

$ sudo apt install docker.io

You’ll then get a prompt asking you to choose between y/n - choose y

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5. Install all the dependency packages using the following command:

$ sudo snap install docker

6. Before testing Docker, check the version installed using the following command:

$ docker --version

7. Pull an image from the Docker hub using the following command:

$ sudo docker run hello-world

Here, hello-world is the docker image present on the Docker hub.

8. Check if the docker image has been pulled and is present in your system using the following command:

$ sudo docker images

9. To display all the containers pulled, use the following command:

$ sudo docker ps -a

10. To check for containers in a running state, use the following command:

$ sudo docker ps