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--- docker:install_docker [2020/04/15 22:34] – created peter
+++ docker:install_docker [2021/02/05 11:32] (current) – peter
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 <code bash>
-apt install -y docker.io
+sudo apt install -y docker.io
 </code>
 Wait until the installation has been completed.
+----
+===== Add your user to the docker group =====
+<code bash>
+sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  This allows docker to be run without using sudo.
+Log out and log back in.
+</WRAP>
+----
+===== Verify that you can run docker commands without sudo =====
+<code bash>
+docker run hello-world
+</code>
+<WRAP info>
+**NOTE:**  If an error is seen such as **docker: Got permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket**, then:
+<code bash>
+sudo chmod 666 /var/run/docker.sock
+</code>
+</WRAP>
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 Show the currently installed Docker version.
-Now docker is installed in your system.  You can start making a container by downloading a Docker Image from the Docker Registry.
+Now docker is installed in your system.
+You can start making a container by downloading a Docker Image from the Docker Registry.