A universal, automated Docker installation script that detects your Linux distribution and installs the latest Docker Engine with proper configuration and logging.

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• Multi-platform support: Works across major Linux distributions
• Automated detection: Automatically identifies your OS and version
• Comprehensive logging: Detailed installation logs with timestamps
• Error handling: Robust error checking and validation
• Post-installation setup: Configures Docker service and user permissions
• Installation verification: Tests Docker installation with hello-world container
• Production-ready: Follows Docker's official installation guidelines

• Linux-based operating system (see supported distributions above)
• Root privileges (sudo access)
• Active internet connection
• curl (installed automatically if missing)

# Download and run the script
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/itsredbull/universal-docker-installer/main/install_docker.sh -o install_docker.sh
chmod +x install_docker.sh
sudo ./install_docker.sh

1. Download the script:

   wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/itsredbull/universal-docker-installer/main/install_docker.sh

2. Make it executable:

   chmod +x install_docker.sh

3. Run with sudo:

   sudo ./install_docker.sh

# Basic usage
sudo ./install_docker.sh

# The script will:
# 1. Detect your Linux distribution
# 2. Install required prerequisites
# 3. Add Docker's official repository
# 4. Install the latest Docker Engine
# 5. Start and enable Docker service
# 6. Add current user to docker group
# 7. Test installation with hello-world container
# 8. Generate detailed logs

All installation activities are logged to /dockerinstalllog.text with timestamps:

# View installation log
cat /dockerinstalllog.text

# Monitor installation in real-time
tail -f /dockerinstalllog.text

After successful installation:

1. Log out and back in to apply docker group membership
2. Verify installation:

   docker --version
   docker info

3. Test with a container:

   docker run hello-world

• Docker Engine (latest stable version)
• Docker CLI (command-line interface)
• containerd (container runtime)
• Docker Buildx (extended build capabilities)
• Docker Compose (multi-container applications)

Permission denied when running docker commands:

# Log out and back in, or run:
newgrp docker

Script must be run as root:

# Always run with sudo
sudo ./install_docker.sh

Unsupported OS error:

# Check if your distribution is supported
cat /etc/os-release

• Check the installation log: /dockerinstalllog.text
• Review Docker's official documentation
• Open an issue on GitHub

Contributions are welcome! Here's how you can help:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

• Add support for additional Linux distributions
• Implement --help and --version flags
• Add --dry-run option for testing
• Create automated tests
• Improve error handling

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

If this script helped you, please consider:

• Giving it a ⭐ star on GitHub
• Sharing it with others
• Contributing improvements

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Discussions: GitHub Discussions

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