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tags: docker
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# Introduction to Docker
## Installing Docker
### Ubuntu
Update your software database:
```
sudo apt update
```
Remove any old versions of docker that might be on your system:
```
sudo apt remove docker docker-engine docker.io
```
Install docker:
```
sudo apt install docker.io
```
Check docker version:
```
docker --version
```
### Windows and Mac
Docker requires a Linux kernel in order to run. This can be emulated on Windows and Mac. The easiest way to do this is to install [Docker Desktop](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/). You will need to have Docker Desktop running in order to use docker commands in your terminal.