https://www.linuxhosted.com/tags/docker/Recent content in Docker on LinuxHosted.comHugo -- gohugo.ioenLinuxHosted.comFri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.linuxhosted.com/post/how-to-install-docker-ubuntu-vps/Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.linuxhosted.com/post/how-to-install-docker-ubuntu-vps/ <p>A stock Ubuntu install ships an ancient Docker package under a different name entirely — <code>docker.io</code> — if it ships one at all, and that package trails months or years behind what <a href="https://www.docker.com/">Docker</a> actually maintains. The reliable path on a VPS is Docker's own apt repository, which tracks Docker Engine releases directly and gets you the current version, the Compose plugin, and the Buildx plugin in one coherent install. This walkthrough sets that up from a clean Ubuntu server, end to end.</p>