install docker on Ubuntu 14.04

The main reference I referred is the official guide of docker link.

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install  linux-image-extra-$(uname -r) 
$ sudo apt-get install  linux-image-extra-virtual

1. Install packages to allow apt to use a repository over HTTPS:

$ sudo apt-get install  apt-transport-https \
  ca-certificates \
  curl \
  software-properties-common

2. Add Docker’s official GPG key:

 $ curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -

 $ sudo apt-key fingerprint 0EBFCD88

3. Set up (add) the stable repository to the apt package list.

amd64:

    $ sudo add-apt-repository \
      "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
      $(lsb_release -cs) \
      stable"

armhf:

$ sudo add-apt-repository \
   "deb [arch=armhf] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
   $(lsb_release -cs) \
   stable"

4. Update the apt package index.

$ sudo apt-get update

5. Install Docker.

$ sudo apt-get install docker-ce

Notes:

• You can also install it with specific version:

  $ sudo apt-get install docker-ce=<VERSION>

• Update docker you have installed:

  $ sudo apt-get upgrade docker-ce=<VERSION>

  Example:

  //List the available versions.
  jeremy@compute1:~$ apt-cache madison docker-ce
   docker-ce | 17.03.1~ce-0~ubuntu-trusty | https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/ trusty/stable amd64 Packages
   docker-ce | 17.03.0~ce-0~ubuntu-trusty | https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/ trusty/stable amd64 Packages
   //upgrade a specific version of docker
  jeremy@compute1:~$ sudo apt-get upgrade docker-ce=17.03.1~ce-0~ubuntu-trusty
  ...
  Reading package lists... Done
  Building dependency tree       
  Reading state information... Done
  Calculating upgrade... Done
  docker-ce is already the newest version.
  ...
  

• If you encounter a error like “E: Unable to locate package docker-ce”, please run $sudo apt-get update

6. Test the installation.

jeremy@compute1:~$ sudo docker run hello-world
Unable to find image 'hello-world:latest' locally
latest: Pulling from library/hello-world
78445dd45222: Pull complete 
Digest: sha256:c5515758d4c5e1e838e9cd307f6c6a0d620b5e07e6f927b07d05f6d12a1ac8d7
Status: Downloaded newer image for hello-world:latest

Hello from Docker!
This message shows that your installation appears to be working correctly.

7. Enjoy yourself.

If you encounter an error said “dpkg-statoverride: error: an override for ‘/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-119-generic’ already exists; aborting” when you run sudo apt-get install xxx, please go here.

Reference:

https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/linux/ubuntu/#install-using-the-repository