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How to install an older version of Docker on Debian

How to install an older Docker version

These instructions are only tested on installations that use the Docker apt repository.

  1. Remove the existing installation

    sudo apt-get remove docker-engine
  2. List the available versions

    sudo apt-cache showpkg docker-engine
    
    ...
    
    Provides:
    1.11.1-0~jessie -
    1.11.0-0~jessie -
    1.10.3-0~jessie -
    1.10.2-0~jessie -
    1.10.1-0~jessie -
    1.10.0-0~jessie -
    1.9.1-0~jessie -
    1.9.0-0~jessie -
    1.8.3-0~jessie -
    1.8.2-0~jessie -
    1.8.1-0~jessie -
    1.8.0-0~jessie -
    1.7.1-0~jessie -
    1.7.0-0~jessie -
    1.6.2-0~jessie -
    1.6.1-0~jessie -
    1.6.0-0~jessie -
    1.5.0-0~jessie -
  3. Install an available version, in this case 1.9.1

    sudo apt-get install docker-engine=1.9.1-0~jessie
  4. Verify the install

    docker version
    
    Client:
     Version:      1.9.1
     API version:  1.21
     Go version:   go1.4.2
     Git commit:   a34a1d5
     Built:        Fri Nov 20 12:59:02 UTC 2015
     OS/Arch:      linux/amd64
    
    Server:
     Version:      1.9.1
     API version:  1.21
     Go version:   go1.4.2
     Git commit:   a34a1d5
     Built:        Fri Nov 20 12:59:02 UTC 2015
     OS/Arch:      linux/amd64
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