This tutorial post will show you how to install docker on ubuntu 20.04 with step by step procedure.
In the previous posts, we have already shown you How to install docker on ubuntu 18.04, RHEL 7 and CentOS 7.
Refer our other similar tutorial posts for Docker. it might be useful to you if are a beginner and looking for docker tutorial from basics.
What is Docker – Get Started from Basics – Docker Tutorial
How to Install Docker on Ubuntu 18.04 – Docker Tutorial
How to Install Docker on CentOS 7 / RHEL 7
How to Run Docker Containers – Explained with Examples
Working with Docker Images – Explained with Examples
Dockerfile Explained with Examples of all Instructions
Understanding Docker Port Mapping to Bind Container Ports
How to Write Dockerfile To Build Your Own Docker Images
Create or Build Your Own Private Docker Registry on Linux
How to Install Docker on Ubuntu 20.04
Steps Involved:
Prerequisites to Install Docker on Ubuntu 20.04
- Ubuntu 20.04 Linux System.
- Sudo access to perform the docker installation.
- Internet connection is required.
How to Install Docker dependencies?
Before installing docker on ubuntu, lets update and install docker dependencies using apt-get command as below.
congo@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update
congo@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install -y curl ca-certificates lsb-release gnupg
Once you have updated your packages index and installed docker dependencies, lets enable docker repository and deploy the official docker GPG key.
How to Enable repository for docker and deploy GPG key?
Use curl command to add official docker GPG key else you will end up signing error.
congo@ubuntu:~$ sudo curl -fssl https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
OK
congo@ubuntu:~$
Once GPG key is added, we can enable the official docker repository for Ubuntu as below using add-apt-repository command.
congo@ubuntu:~$ sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
Output:
Hit:1 https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease [114 kB]
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease [114 kB]
Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease [108 kB]
Fetched 336 kB in 2s (169 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
congo@ubuntu:~$
Once these GPG key and docker reopsitory is enabled, we can move to the next step to install docker on Ubuntu 20.04.
How to Install Docker on Ubuntu 20.04 using apt-get command?
As we have enabled docker repository newly, we need to re update the package index for the latest packages.
congo@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get update
Now, use apt-get command to install docker with required packages.
congo@ubuntu:~$ sudo apt-get install -y docker-ce containerd.io docker-ce-cli
Output Trimmed:
Setting up docker-ce-cli (5:20.10.14~3-0~ubuntu-focal) ...
Setting up pigz (2.4-1) ...
Setting up docker-ce-rootless-extras (5:20.10.14~3-0~ubuntu-focal) ...
Setting up docker-ce (5:20.10.14~3-0~ubuntu-focal) ...
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/docker.service → /lib/systemd/system/docker.service.
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/sockets.target.wants/docker.socket → /lib/systemd/system/docker.socket.
Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (245.4-4ubuntu3.15) ...
congo@ubuntu:~$
Our task to install docker on ubuntu 20.04 is success. Now We need to make sure to check the installed docker version and also check whether the docker services are running properly or not.
How to Verify Installed Docker Version details?
Use docker command along with option version. This command will show you both docker client and docker server version details.
congo@ubuntu:~$ sudo docker version
Output:
Client: Docker Engine - Community
Version: 20.10.14
API version: 1.41
Go version: go1.16.15
Git commit: a224086
Built: Thu Mar 24 01:48:02 2022
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
Context: default
Experimental: true
Server: Docker Engine - Community
Engine:
Version: 20.10.14
API version: 1.41 (minimum version 1.12)
Go version: go1.16.15
Git commit: 87a90dc
Built: Thu Mar 24 01:45:53 2022
OS/Arch: linux/amd64
Experimental: false
containerd:
Version: 1.5.11
GitCommit: 3df54a852345ae127d1fa3092b95168e4a88e2f8
runc:
Version: 1.0.3
GitCommit: v1.0.3-0-gf46b6ba
docker-init:
Version: 0.19.0
GitCommit: de40ad0
Above command shows us that, installed docker client and server versions are 20.10.14.
How to Check Docker Container Engine Status
Lets verify the docker service running or not as below.
congo@ubuntu:~$ sudo systemctl status docker
Output:
docker.service - Docker Application Container Engine
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/docker.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: active (running) since Tue 2022-04-12 11:29:29 IST; 8min ago
TriggeredBy: ● docker.socket
Docs: https://docs.docker.com
Main PID: 5610 (dockerd)
Tasks: 7
Memory: 27.2M
CGroup: /system.slice/docker.service
└─5610 /usr/bin/dockerd -H fd:// --containerd=/run/containerd/containerd.sock
Apr 12 11:29:28 ubuntu dockerd[5610]: time="2022-04-12T11:29:28.581818190+05:30" level=info msg="Loading containers: start."
Apr 12 11:29:29 ubuntu dockerd[5610]: time="2022-04-12T11:29:29.236502225+05:30" level=info msg="Default bridge (docker0) is assigned with an>
Apr 12 11:29:29 ubuntu dockerd[5610]: time="2022-04-12T11:29:29.411016540+05:30" level=info msg="Loading containers: done."
Apr 12 11:29:29 ubuntu dockerd[5610]: time="2022-04-12T11:29:29.562719980+05:30" level=info msg="Docker daemon" commit=87a90dc graphdriver(s)>
Apr 12 11:29:29 ubuntu dockerd[5610]: time="2022-04-12T11:29:29.563224477+05:30" level=info msg="Daemon has completed initialization"
Apr 12 11:29:29 ubuntu systemd[1]: Started Docker Application Container Engine.
Apr 12 11:29:29 ubuntu dockerd[5610]: time="2022-04-12T11:29:29.614746507+05:30" level=info msg="API listen on /run/docker.sock"
That's it, hope this tutorial post helped you to understand how to install docker on Ubuntu 20.04.
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