Docker Commands Cheat Sheet for Ubuntu Xenial 16.04 (LTS)

install-docker.sh

# Install Docker on Ubuntu Xenial 16.04 (LTS)
# based on https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/linux/ubuntulinux/

# Prerequisites
# make sure Kernel version is (at least)  3.10
# $ uname -r

# Update your apt sources
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https ca-certificates

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://p80.pool.sks-keyservers.net:80 --recv-keys 58118E89F3A912897C070ADBF76221572C52609D

# for Ubuntu Xenial 16.04 (LTS)
echo "deb https://apt.dockerproject.org/repo ubuntu-xenial main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
sudo apt-get update

# pick one from $ apt-cache policy docker-engine
apt-cache policy docker-engine
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install linux-image-extra-$(uname -r) linux-image-extra-virtual

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# Install docker #
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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install docker-engine

# run docker
sudo service docker start

# This command downloads a test image and runs it in a container. When the container runs, it prints an informational message. Then, it exits.
sudo docker run hello-world

# update
sudo apt-get upgrade docker-engine