Let’s install Docker Compose on Ubuntu by following the official Docker website instructions.
Update dependencies and install necessary packages:
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl gnupg sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg # Add the repository to Apt sources: echo \ "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \ $(. /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_CODENAME") stable" \ sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null sudo apt-get update
Now install the latest version of Docker:
sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
Run Docker:
sudo docker run hello-world
Configure Docker to run without using the sudo command (https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/linux-postinstall/):
sudo groupadd docker sudo usermod -aG docker $USER newgrp docker
Finally, Docker will work without the need for the sudo command:
docker run hello-world