Prerequisites

• 64-bit Linux distribution
• KVM virtualization support enabled
• QEMU version 5.2 or newer
• systemd init system
• At least 4GB of RAM

Installation Steps

1. Set up Docker Repository

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release
sudo mkdir -m 0755 -p /etc/apt/keyrings
curl -fsSL <https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg> | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg

2. Add Repository to APT Sources

echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] <https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu> $(lsb_release -cs) stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null

3. Install Docker Desktop

Download the latest DEB package from the official Docker website:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin

4. Post-installation Steps

1. Add your user to the docker group:

sudo usermod -aG docker $USER

1. Log out and back in for the group changes to take effect
2. Start Docker Desktop application from your applications menu

Verification