IMPORTANT: Docker needs root access to be installed! Non sudo users cannot install docker
1) Download the .deb file for docker.io for your version of linux
To find the release version of your Linux OS
lsb_release -ao/p:
Distributor ID: Debian Description: Debian GNU/Linux 9.5 (stretch) Release: 9.5 Codename: stretchFor this OS, you ll have to look under debian/stretch/pool/stable
o/p:
Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS Release: 14.04 Codename: trustyFor this OS, you ll have to look under ubuntu/trusty/pool/stable
You may also have to know the processor arch amd64 or arm64, which can be found by hitting
uname -a
2) Dependencies
If you are on Google cloud VM instance, you ll have to install
sudo apt-get install libltdl7Sometimes you may need to install this (Ubuntu 16.04),
sudo apt-get install libseccomp2Note: In ubuntu 16.04, installing this automatically installed docker
Installation
Install the .deb file
sudo dpkg -i docker-ce_18.03.1~ce-0~debian_amd64.deb
3) Check installation
sudo docker run hello-world
To use docker without sudo, you ll have to add the user to docker group, logout and login
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
Note: Or you can do this to avoid login and logout
sudo setfacl -m user:username:rw /var/run/docker.sock
(Not needed for TensorflowDocker)
Docker compose is used for networking between different containers in the host system
To install, you just have to place the binary in the bin folder (for updated version, check release doc
sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.23.1/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
Set permission for this binary to be executable
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-composeCheck installation
docker-compose --version