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51 51   ** 3.123.136.31{{/warning}}
52 52  
53 53  ===3.2 Installation Linux===
54 +
54 54  Whenever Linux is selected as operating system, the latest version of Ubuntu will work. Other Linux distributions will also work such as Debian or Red Hat.
55 55  
57 +==== 3.2.1 Uninstall old versions ====
58 +{{info}}Before you can install Docker Engine, you need to uninstall any conflicting packages.
59 +
60 +Your Linux distribution may provide unofficial Docker packages, which may conflict with the official packages provided by Docker. You must uninstall these packages before you install the official version of Docker Engine.{{/info}}
61 +
62 +{{code language="cmd"}}
63 +sudo apt remove $(dpkg --get-selections docker.io docker-compose docker-compose-v2 docker-doc podman-docker containerd runc | cut -f1)
64 +{{/code}}
65 +
56 56  ==== 3.2.1 Set up Docker's apt repository ====
57 57  
58 58  {{code language="cmd"}}
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73 73  
74 74  ==== 3.2.2 Install Docker ====
75 75  
86 +To install a specific version of Docker Engine, start by listing the available versions in the repository:
87 +
76 76  {{code language="cmd"}}
77 -sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
89 +apt list --all-versions docker-ce
90 +
91 +docker-ce/noble 5:29.1.5-1~ubuntu.24.04~noble <arch>
92 +docker-ce/noble 5:29.1.4-1~ubuntu.24.04~noble <arch>
93 +...
78 78  {{/code}}
79 79  
96 +Select the desired version and install:
97 +{{code language="cmd"}}
98 +VERSION_STRING=5:29.1.5-1~ubuntu.24.04~noble
99 +sudo apt install docker-ce=$VERSION_STRING docker-ce-cli=$VERSION_STRING containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
100 +{{/code}}
101 +
80 80  ==== 3.2.3 Customization ====
81 81  
82 82  After installing Docker you have the option to stick with the standard configuration of Docker or you can opt to alter some specific settings. One setting that can be of particular interest is the setting that defines the IP address range your Docker installation will use to run the containers.
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114 114  Install the eMagiz Deploy agent as can be found in this [[microlearning>>doc:Main.eMagiz Academy.Microlearnings.Intermediate Level.eMagiz Runtime Management.intermediate-runtime-management-deploy-agent.WebHome||target="blank"]]
115 115  
116 116  === 3.3 Update Docker ===
117 -When you are advised to update your Docker version, you can verify whether you are on the correct Docker version by executing the following command in PowerShell with administrative rights:
139 +When you are advised to update your Docker version, you can follow the following procedure to update to a specific version of Docker Engine, start by listing the available versions in the repository:
118 118  
119 119  {{code language="cmd"}}
120 -docker version
142 +apt list --all-versions docker-ce
143 +
144 +docker-ce/noble 5:29.1.5-1~ubuntu.24.04~noble <arch>
145 +docker-ce/noble 5:29.1.4-1~ubuntu.24.04~noble <arch>
146 +...
121 121  {{/code}}
122 122  
123 -When this returns a version **lower** than the advised version shown under the "General requirements" section, you can update Docker on your machine. To do so, execute the following command in PowerShell with administrative rights:
149 +Select the desired version and install.
124 124  
125 125  {{code language="cmd"}}
126 -.\install-update-docker-ce.ps1 -DockerVersion DESIRED_VERSION
152 +VERSION_STRING=5:29.1.5-1~ubuntu.24.04~noble
153 +sudo apt install docker-ce=$VERSION_STRING docker-ce-cli=$VERSION_STRING containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
127 127  {{/code}}
128 128  
129 129  ===3.4 Uninstall Docker===
130 -To uninstall Docker from your machine, execute the following commands in PowerShell with administrative rights:
157 +To uninstall Docker from your machine, execute the following command.
131 131  
132 132  {{code language="cmd"}}
133 -Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/emagiz/windows-support/main/Uninstall-docker/uninstall-docker.ps1" -o uninstall-docker-ce.ps1
160 +sudo apt purge docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin docker-ce-rootless-extras
134 134  {{/code}}
135 135  
136 -Example usage:
163 +{{warning}}Images, containers, volumes, or custom configuration files on your host aren't automatically removed. To delete all images, containers, and volumes:
137 137  
138 138  {{code language="cmd"}}
139 -.\uninstall-docker-ce.ps1
166 +sudo rm -rf /var/lib/docker
167 +sudo rm -rf /var/lib/containerd
168 +Remove source list and keyrings
140 140  {{/code}}
170 +
171 +{{code language="cmd"}}
172 + sudo rm /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.sources
173 + sudo rm /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
174 +{{/code}}
175 +{{/warning}}
141 141  == 4. Key takeaways ==
142 142  
143 143  * eMagiz uses runtime images to deploy emagiz runtime on dockerized environments. The runtime image holds all the information and components required to run the runtime