install docker on mac without docker desktop

Docker have a guide for installing Docker Engine on Ubuntu, I would recommend using the repository installation method since this will make installing updates much easier in the future.Īfter Docker Engine has been installed, I would also recommend following the post-installation steps for Linux. Now that we have Ubuntu setup on WSL2 we can install the Docker Engine. wsl -install -d Ubuntu Install Docker Engine on WSL2 I installed the Ubuntu distribution since this is what I am most familiar with.Īfter WSL2 is setup, you can install Ubuntu by running the following command.

I’d recommend setting up WSL2 by following the Microsoft guide to install WSL2 on Windows 10. The first step if you haven’t done it already is to get WSL2 install.

The good news is that you can install the Docker Engine on Windows using Windows Subsystem for Linux 2! The bad news is that you won’t have easy access to the GUI to manage containers you’ll have to use the CLI (although I prefer this anyway). It seems that this license change only applies to Docker Desktop which is the GUI client for Windows and Mac. Docker have recently announced changes to their pricing and subscriptions which require a paid subscription for users outside of personal, education and small business use.

Install docker on mac without docker desktop