From 6c5f724560d3e1c47c927fa39056cd32de9f0890 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: deed02392 <georgehafiz@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 22:09:29 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update debian.md
Updated documents markdown file on Debian installation.
Added details on the fact that backports are necessary on Wheezy as discussed in issue #16878
Signed-off-by: George Hafiz <george@hafiz.uk>
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docs/installation/linux/debian.md | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/docs/installation/linux/debian.md b/docs/installation/linux/debian.md
index c4adab8f26..c6d42b08f0 100644
--- a/docs/installation/linux/debian.md
+++ b/docs/installation/linux/debian.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Docker is supported on the following versions of Debian:
- [*Debian testing stretch (64-bit)*](#debian-wheezy-stable-7-x-64-bit)
- [*Debian 8.0 Jessie (64-bit)*](#debian-jessie-80-64-bit)
- - [*Debian 7.7 Wheezy (64-bit)*](#debian-wheezy-stable-7-x-64-bit)
+ - [*Debian 7.7 Wheezy (64-bit)*](#debian-wheezy-stable-7-x-64-bit) (backports required)
>**Note**: If you previously installed Docker using `APT`, make sure you update
your `APT` sources to the new `APT` repository.
@@ -36,6 +36,26 @@ Docker is supported on the following versions of Debian:
$ uname -r
+ Additionally, for users of Debian Wheezy, backports must be available. To enable backports in Wheezy:
+
+ 1. Log into your machine and open a terminal with `sudo` or `root` privileges.
+
+ 2. Open the `/etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.list` file in your favorite editor.
+
+ If the file doesn't exist, create it.
+
+ 3. Remove any existing entries.
+
+ 4. Add an entry for backports on Debian Wheezy.
+
+ An example entry:
+
+ deb http://http.debian.net/debian wheezy-backports main
+
+ 5. Update package information:
+
+ $ apt-get update
+
### Update your apt repository
Docker's `APT` repository contains Docker 1.7.1 and higher. To set `APT` to use