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Docker Deep Dive - Fourth Edition
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Docker Deep Dive - Fourth Edition

by Nigel Poulton
January 2025
Intermediate to advanced
312 pages
6h 8m
English
Packt Publishing
Content preview from Docker Deep Dive - Fourth Edition

3: Getting Docker

There are lots of ways to get Docker and work with containers. This chapter will show you the following ways:

  • Docker Desktop
  • Multipass
  • Server installs on Linux

I strongly recommend you install and use Docker Desktop. It’s the best way to work with Docker, and you’ll be able to use it to follow most of the examples in the book. I use it every day.

If you can’t use Docker Desktop, we’ll show you how to install Docker in a Multipass VM, as well as how to perform a simple installation on Linux. However, these installations don’t have all the features of Docker Desktop.

Docker Desktop

Docker Desktop is a desktop app from Docker, Inc. and is the best way to work with containers. You get the Docker Engine, a slick UI, all the latest ...

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ISBN: 9781837028351