How to Install Docker on Your Local Virtual Machine

In this article, we’ll learn How to Install Docker on Your Local Virtual Machine, which can be an exciting opportunity to expand your knowledge and embark on a journey of learning about containerization.

Before Starting to know How to install docker on Virtual Machine, If you don’t have Virtual Machine on your Operating System Refer to this article How to Install VirtualBox on Windows.

By following these steps, you will take the first significant stride in your Docker learning journey.

Steps for Installing Docker

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

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

You’ve just successfully installed Docker on Ubuntu!