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  1. :title: Installation from Binaries
  2. :description: This instruction set is meant for hackers who want to try out Docker on a variety of environments.
  3. :keywords: binaries, installation, docker, documentation, linux
  4. .. _binaries:
  5. Binaries
  6. ========
  7. **Please note this project is currently under heavy development. It should not be used in production.**
  8. **This instruction set is meant for hackers who want to try out Docker on a variety of environments.**
  9. Right now, the officially supported distributions are:
  10. - :ref:`ubuntu_precise`
  11. - :ref:`ubuntu_raring`
  12. But we know people have had success running it under
  13. - Debian
  14. - Suse
  15. - :ref:`arch_linux`
  16. Dependencies:
  17. -------------
  18. * 3.8 Kernel (read more about :ref:`kernel`)
  19. * AUFS filesystem support
  20. * lxc
  21. * xz-utils
  22. Get the docker binary:
  23. ----------------------
  24. .. code-block:: bash
  25. wget http://get.docker.io/builds/Linux/x86_64/docker-latest.tgz
  26. tar -xf docker-latest.tgz
  27. Run the docker daemon
  28. ---------------------
  29. .. code-block:: bash
  30. # start the docker in daemon mode from the directory you unpacked
  31. sudo ./docker -d &
  32. Run your first container!
  33. -------------------------
  34. .. code-block:: bash
  35. # check your docker version
  36. ./docker version
  37. # run a container and open an interactive shell in the container
  38. ./docker run -i -t ubuntu /bin/bash
  39. Continue with the :ref:`hello_world` example.