Installing Docker Engine on Ubuntu 26.04

📰 Dev.to · Sanskriti Harmukh

Learn to install Docker Engine on Ubuntu 26.04 for seamless containerization

intermediate Published 8 May 2026
Action Steps
  1. Update the package index using apt update to ensure you have the latest package lists
  2. Install packages to allow apt to use a repository over HTTPS using apt install ca-certificates curl gnupg lsb-release
  3. Add Docker’s official GPG key to your system using curl and apt-key add
  4. Use add-apt-repository to add the Docker repository to the APT sources
  5. Update the package index again and then install the Docker Engine using apt install docker-ce
  6. Verify that Docker Engine is installed correctly by running hello-world using docker run hello-world
Who Needs to Know This

DevOps engineers and developers who work with containers on Ubuntu servers will benefit from this tutorial, as it enables them to set up a crucial tool for their workflow

Key Insight

💡 Installing Docker Engine on Ubuntu 26.04 requires adding the Docker repository and installing from there, as it's not available in the default repositories

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Learn to install Docker Engine on Ubuntu 26.04 for seamless containerization

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