abhilazz / install-and-configure-docker-on-wsl2

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install-&-configure-docker-on-wsl2

Insatlling docker on Ubuntu OS:

curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh sudo sh get-docker.sh

Starting the docker engine

sudo service docker start

Adding the docker to the group

sudo groupadd docker

Adding our user to the docker group

sudo usermod -aG docker $USER newgrp docker

Updating the system

sudo apt-get update

Install Docker compose

sudo apt-get install docker-compose-plugin

docker compose version

Added the below code to run docker in daemon mode as WSL2 doesn't support daemon by default

cd /home/user_name

ls -al

vi .profile

if grep -q "microsoft" /proc/version > /dev/null 2>&1; then 
if service docker status 2>&1 | grep -q "is not running"; then

    wsl.exe --distribution "${WSL_DISTRO_NAME}" --user root \
    
        --exec /usr/sbin/service docker start > /dev/null 2>&1
        
    fi
fi

esc then :wq to save and exit

📢 You have successfully, Install and Configure Docker on your WSL2

Resource to follow along:

1. https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/
2. https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/linux-postinstall/#manage-docker-as-a-non-root-user
3. https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/linux/
4. https://github.com/nickjj/dotfiles/commit/badd3265e5c8f6eca90d3b57df29292545332500