Installation on Fedora (Engine)

Fedora

Docker is supported on Fedora version 22 and 23. This page instructs you to install using Docker-managed release packages and installation mechanisms. Using these packages ensures you get the latest release of Docker. If you wish to install using Fedora-managed packages, consult your Fedora release documentation for information on Fedora’s Docker support.

Prerequisites

Docker requires a 64-bit installation regardless of your Fedora version. Also, your kernel must be 3.10 at minimum. To check your current kernel version, open a terminal and use uname -r to display your kernel version:

$ uname -r
3.19.5-100.fc21.x86_64

If your kernel is at a older version, you must update it.

Finally, is it recommended that you fully update your system. Please keep in mind that your system should be fully patched to fix any potential kernel bugs. Any reported kernel bugs may have already been fixed on