In today’s topic I’m going to cover on how to install and run Docker on Windows 10 without Docker Desktop. This means we’ll be using WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux).
Prerequisites
- Make sure to follow and complete the official Windows Subsystem for Linux Microsoft documentation.
- sudo privileges
Solution
Note(s): The following steps will be based on Ubuntu WSL, and it follows the official Docker installation for Ubuntu.
Step 1. First, open Terminal and update package index.
sudo apt-get -y update
Step 2. Install the prerequisite packages.
sudo apt-get -y install ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release
Step 3. Install the ca-certificates package.
sudo apt-get install -y ca-certificates
Step 4. Add the official Docker’s GPG key.
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg
Step 5. Set up the stable repository.
echo \
"deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/docker-archive-keyring.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
$(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
Step 6. Again, update the package index.
sudo apt-get -y update
Step 7. Install Docker.
sudo apt-get -y install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
Step 8. Start the Docker service.
sudo service docker start
Step 9. Finally, verify installation.
sudo docker run hello-world
Conclusion
If you have encountered any errors along the way please let me know. Also, I would suggest Podman as a better (lightweight and secure) alternative. Feel free to leave a comment below and if you find this tutorial useful, follow our official channel on Telegram.