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Docker Deep Dive

You're reading from Docker Deep Dive Zero to Docker in a single book

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2020

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800565135

Length 250 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

Docker

Concepts

Containerization

Author (1):

Nigel Poulton

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Table of Contents (3) Chapters

1. 0: About the book

2. Part 1: The big picture stuff FREE CHAPTER

3. Part 2: The technical stuff

3: Installing Docker

There are lots of ways and places to install Docker. There’s Windows, Mac, and Linux. You can install in the cloud, on premises, and on your laptop. And there are manual installs, scripted installs, wizard-based installs… There literally are loads of ways and places to install Docker.

But don’t let that scare you. They’re all really easy, and a simple search for “how to install docker on <insert your choice here>” will reveal up-to-date instructions that are easy to follow. As a result, we won’t waste too much space here. We’ll cover the following.

Docker Desktop installs on
- Windows 10
- Mac
Server installs on
- Linux
- Windows Server 2019
Play with Docker

Docker Desktop

Docker Desktop is a packaged product from Docker, Inc. It runs on 64-bit versions of Windows 10 and Mac, and it’s easy to download and install.

Once the installation is complete...

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Authors (1)

Nigel Poulton

Nigel Poulton

Nigel Poulton is a cloud-native subject matter expert who spends his life creating books and training videos on the latest cloud technologies. He is the author of best-selling books on Docker and Kubernetes and the most popular online training videos on the same topic. He is a Docker Captain. Prior to this, Nigel has held various infrastructure roles for large enterprises. When he is not playing with technology, he is dreaming about it. When he is not dreaming about it, he is reading and watching sci-fi. He wishes he lived in the future so he could explore spacetime, the universe, and tons of other mind-blowing stuff. He likes cars, football (soccer), and food. He has a fabulous wife and three children.

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