Install Docker on Windows (WSL) Without Docker Desktop

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Post by jdbowman » Sun, Feb 14, 2021, 9:23 PM UTC

Install Docker on Windows (WSL) Without Docker Desktop
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Re: Install Docker on Windows (WSL) Without Docker Desktop

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Post by mech422 » Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 1:24 AM UTC

Seems overly complicated. I installed Docker CE right from docker.com in Ubuntu 20.04 on WSL2 with only 2 'issues' both due to lack of systemd:

  1.) Missing cgroups under /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd
       mkdir /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd
       mount -t cgroup -o none,name=systemd cgroup /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd
      
  2.) No launch at 'startup'
      put the docker start in your .bashrd

Also, 'Kind'(1) works really well for setting up K8s envs in WSL2

1)https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/

Re: Install Docker on Windows (WSL) Without Docker Desktop

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Post by jdbowman » Mon, Feb 15, 2021, 12:34 PM UTC

mech422 wrote: post #2

Seems overly complicated. I installed Docker CE right from docker.com in Ubuntu 20.04 on WSL2 with only 2 'issues' both due to lack of systemd: 1.) Missing cgroups under /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd mkdir /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd mount -t cgroup -o none,name=systemd cgroup /sys/fs/cgroup/systemd 2.) No launch at 'startup' put the docker start in your .bashrd Also, 'Kind'(1) works really well for setting up K8s envs in WSL2 1…

Good tips! Yes, if Ubuntu from the Store is your flavor, then your setup makes huge sense.

I am obsessed with experimenting with methods that can work on a variety of WSL distros. Give it a couple months, and I may be back to your straightforward suggestion. For now, I am really satisfied with my present configuration, though. Time will tell.