How to Install Docker on AlmaLinux 10

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Docker is a container engine that uses the Linux Kernel to create the containers on top of an operating system. Which is used to create, deploy and run the applications

First, check and install any pending system updates.

yum update 

Adding Docker repository

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Enable the Docker CE repository by running the following command.

dnf config-manager --add-repo=https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo

Output:

[root@vps ~]# dnf config-manager --add-repo=https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo
Adding repo from: https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo

Installing the Docker-CE package

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Install the Docker-CE package on AlmaLinux 9 by running the following command.

dnf -y  install docker-ce --nobest

Output:

[root@vps ~]# dnf -y  install docker-ce --nobest
Docker CE Stable - x86_64                       113 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00
Dependencies resolved.
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 Package                    Arch    Version             Repository         Size
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Installing:
 docker-ce                  x86_64  3:28.2.1-1.el10     docker-ce-stable   20 M
Installing dependencies:
 container-selinux          noarch  4:2.235.0-2.el10_0  appstream          60 k
 containerd.io              x86_64  1.7.27-3.1.el10     docker-ce-stable   44 M
 docker-ce-cli              x86_64  1:28.2.1-1.el10     docker-ce-stable  8.5 M
 fuse-common                x86_64  3.16.2-5.el10       baseos            7.5 k
 fuse-overlayfs             x86_64  1.14-2.el10         appstream          66 k
 fuse3                      x86_64  3.16.2-5.el10       baseos             60 k
 iptables-nft               x86_64  1.8.11-8.el10_0     appstream         189 k
 libslirp                   x86_64  4.7.0-10.el10       appstream          74 k
 slirp4netns                x86_64  1.3.2-1.el10        appstream          46 k
 tar                        x86_64  2:1.35-7.el10       baseos            866 k
Installing weak dependencies:
 docker-buildx-plugin       x86_64  0.24.0-1.el10       docker-ce-stable   16 M
 docker-ce-rootless-extras  x86_64  28.2.1-1.el10       docker-ce-stable  3.4 M
 docker-compose-plugin      x86_64  2.36.2-1.el10       docker-ce-stable   15 M

Enable the Docker service.

systemctl enable --now docker

Output:

[root@vps ~]# systemctl enable --now docker
Created symlink '/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/docker.service' → '/usr/lib/systemd/system/docker.service'.

Checking the Docker service

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To verify the Docker service is running, use the following command,

systemctl status  docker

Output:

[root@vps ~]# systemctl status  docker
● docker.service - Docker Application Container Engine
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/docker.service; enabled; preset: d>
     Active: active (running) since Fri 2025-05-30 03:23:53 UTC; 29s ago
 Invocation: 03454a858a84479a96ee5b74af5e3eae
TriggeredBy: ● docker.socket
       Docs: https://docs.docker.com
   Main PID: 2123 (dockerd)
      Tasks: 10
     Memory: 23.7M (peak: 25.5M)
        CPU: 171ms
     CGroup: /system.slice/docker.service
             └─2123 /usr/bin/dockerd -H fd:// --containerd=/run/containerd/containerd.sock

DONE!