Get Docker EE for Oracle Linux
Estimated reading time: 8 minutesThere are two ways to install and upgrade Docker Enterprise Edition (Docker EE) on Oracle Linux:
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YUM repository: Set up a Docker repository and install Docker EE from it. This is the recommended approach because installation and upgrades are managed with YUM and easier to do.
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RPM package: Download the RPM package, install it manually, and manage upgrades manually. This is useful when installing Docker EE on air-gapped systems with no access to the internet.
Docker Community Edition (Docker CE) is not supported on Oracle Linux.
Prerequisites
This section lists what you need to consider before installing Docker EE. Items that require action are explained below.
- Use OL 64-bit 7.3 or higher on RHCK 3.10.0-514 or higher.
- Use the
devicemapper
storage driver only (direct-lvm
mode in production). - Find the URL for your Docker EE repo at Docker Hub.
- Uninstall old versions of Docker.
- Remove old Docker repos from
/etc/yum.repos.d/
. - Disable SELinux if installing or upgrading Docker EE 17.06.1 or newer.
Architectures and storage drivers
Docker EE supports Oracle Linux 64-bit, versions 7.3 and higher, running the Red Hat Compatible kernel (RHCK) 3.10.0-514 or higher. Older versions of Oracle Linux are not supported.
On Oracle Linux, Docker EE only supports the devicemapper
storage driver. In production, you must use it in direct-lvm
mode, which requires one or more dedicated block devices. Fast storage such as solid-state media (SSD) is recommended. Do not start Docker until properly configured per the storage guide.
Find your Docker EE repo URL
To install Docker EE, you will need the URL of the Docker EE repository associated with your trial or subscription:
- Go to https://hub.docker.com/my-content. All of your subscriptions and trials are listed.
- Click the Setup button for Docker Enterprise Edition for Oracle Linux.
- Copy the URL from Copy and paste this URL to download your Edition and save it for later use.
You will use this URL in a later step to create a variable called, DOCKERURL
.
Uninstall old Docker versions
The Docker EE package is called docker-ee
. Older versions were called docker
or docker-engine
. Uninstall all older versions and associated dependencies. The contents of /var/lib/docker/
are preserved, including images, containers, volumes, and networks.
$ sudo yum remove docker \
docker-engine \
docker-engine-selinux
Repo install and upgrade
The advantage of using a repository from which to install Docker EE (or any software) is that it provides a certain level of automation. RPM-based distributions such as Oracle Linux, use a tool called YUM that work with your repositories to manage dependencies and provide automatic updates.
Set up the repository
You only need to set up the repository once, after which you can install Docker EE from the repo and repeatedly upgrade as necessary.
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Remove existing Docker repositories from
/etc/yum.repos.d/
:$ sudo rm /etc/yum.repos.d/docker*.repo
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Temporarily store the URL (that you copied above) in an environment variable. Replace
<DOCKER-EE-URL>
with your URL in the following command. This variable assignment does not persist when the session ends:$ export DOCKERURL="<DOCKER-EE-URL>"
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Store the value of the variable,
DOCKERURL
(from the previous step), in ayum
variable in/etc/yum/vars/
:$ sudo -E sh -c 'echo "$DOCKERURL/oraclelinux" > /etc/yum/vars/dockerurl'
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Install required packages:
yum-utils
provides the yum-config-manager utility, anddevice-mapper-persistent-data
andlvm2
are required by the devicemapper storage driver:$ sudo yum install -y yum-utils \ device-mapper-persistent-data \ lvm2
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Enable the
ol7_addons
Oracle repository. This ensures access to thecontainer-selinux
package required bydocker-ee
.$ sudo yum-config-manager --enable ol7_addons
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Add the Docker EE stable repository:
$ sudo -E yum-config-manager \ --add-repo \ "$DOCKERURL/oraclelinux/docker-ee.repo"
Install from the repository
Note: If you need to run Docker EE 2.0, please see the following instructions:
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Install the latest patch release, or go to the next step to install a specific version:
$ sudo yum -y install docker-ee docker-ee-cli containerd.io
If prompted to accept the GPG key, verify that the fingerprint matches
77FE DA13 1A83 1D29 A418 D3E8 99E5 FF2E 7668 2BC9
, and if so, accept it. -
To install a specific version of Docker EE (recommended in production), list versions and install:
a. List and sort the versions available in your repo. This example sorts results by version number, highest to lowest, and is truncated:
$ sudo yum list docker-ee --showduplicates | sort -r docker-ee.x86_64 18.09.ee.2-1.el7.oraclelinux docker-ee-stable-18.09
The list returned depends on which repositories you enabled, and is specific to your version of Oracle Linux (indicated by
.el7
in this example).b. Install a specific version by its fully qualified package name, which is the package name (
docker-ee
) plus the version string (2nd column) starting at the first colon (:
), up to the first hyphen, separated by a hyphen (-
). For example,docker-ee-18.09.1
.$ sudo yum -y install docker-ee-<VERSION_STRING> docker-ee-cli-<VERSION_STRING> containerd.io
For example, if you want to install the 18.09 version run the following:
sudo yum-config-manager --enable docker-ee-stable-18.09
Docker is installed but not started. The
docker
group is created, but no users are added to the group. -
Start Docker:
If using
devicemapper
, ensure it is properly configured before starting Docker, per the storage guide.$ sudo systemctl start docker
-
Verify that Docker EE is installed correctly by running the
hello-world
image. This command downloads a test image, runs it in a container, prints an informational message, and exits:$ sudo docker run hello-world
Docker EE is installed and running. Use
sudo
to run Docker commands. See Linux postinstall to allow non-privileged users to run Docker commands.
Upgrade from the repository
-
Follow the installation instructions and install a new version.
Package install and upgrade
To manually install Docker EE, download the .rpm
file for your release. You need to download a new file each time you want to upgrade Docker EE.
Install with a package
-
Go to the Docker EE repository URL associated with your trial or subscription in your browser. Go to
oraclelinux/
. Choose your Oracle Linux version, architecture, and Docker version. Download the.rpm
file from thePackages
directory. -
Install Docker EE, changing the path below to the path where you downloaded the Docker package.
$ sudo yum install /path/to/package.rpm
Docker is installed but not started. The
docker
group is created, but no users are added to the group. -
Start Docker:
If using
devicemapper
, ensure it is properly configured before starting Docker, per the storage guide.$ sudo systemctl start docker
-
Verify that Docker EE is installed correctly by running the
hello-world
image. This command downloads a test image, runs it in a container, prints an informational message, and exits:$ sudo docker run hello-world
Docker EE is installed and running. Use
sudo
to run Docker commands. See Linux postinstall to allow non-privileged users to run Docker commands.
Upgrade with a package
-
Download the newer package file.
-
Repeat the installation procedure, using
yum -y upgrade
instead ofyum -y install
, and point to the new file.
Uninstall Docker EE
-
Uninstall the Docker EE package:
$ sudo yum -y remove docker-ee
-
Delete all images, containers, and volumes (because these are not automatically removed from your host):
$ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/docker
- Delete other Docker related resources:
$ sudo rm -rf /run/docker $ sudo rm -rf /var/run/docker $ sudo rm -rf /etc/docker
- If desired, remove the
devicemapper
thin pool and reformat the block devices that were part of it.
You must delete any edited configuration files manually.
Next steps
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Continue to Post-installation steps for Linux
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Continue with user guides on Universal Control Plane (UCP) and Docker Trusted Registry (DTR)