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Installing Docker on Ubuntu
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Update your existing list of packages

sudo apt update

Install a few prerequisite packages

sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gnupg2 software-properties-common

Add the Official Docker GPG Key

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

Add Docker Repo

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

Update the package database with the Docker packages

sudo apt update

Check for availability of Docker on the new repo

apt-cache policy docker-ce

Install Docker

sudo apt install docker-ce

Enable Docker to start on boot.

sudo systemctl status docker
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