I'm following the official Docker installation guide for docker-ce on Ubuntu.
When I get to sudo apt install docker-ce
I get E: Package 'docker-ce' has no installation candidate
:
$ sudo apt-get update
Hit:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease
Hit:3 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease
Hit:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
$ sudo apt-get install \
> apt-transport-https \
> ca-certificates \
> curl \
> software-properties-common
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
ca-certificates is already the newest version (20180409).
curl is already the newest version (7.58.0-2ubuntu3).
software-properties-common is already the newest version (0.96.24.32.1).
The following NEW packages will be installed
apt-transport-https
0 to upgrade, 1 to newly install, 0 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
Need to get 1,692 B of archives.
After this operation, 152 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Get:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/universe amd64 apt-transport-https all 1.6.1 [1,692 B]
Fetched 1,692 B in 0s (65.4 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package apt-transport-https.
(Reading database ... 116694 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../apt-transport-https_1.6.1_all.deb ...
Unpacking apt-transport-https (1.6.1) ...
Setting up apt-transport-https (1.6.1) ...
$ curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
OK
$ sudo apt-key fingerprint 0EBFCD88
pub rsa4096 2017-02-22 [SCEA]
9DC8 5822 9FC7 DD38 854A E2D8 8D81 803C 0EBF CD88
uid [ unknown] Docker Release (CE deb) <docker@docker.com>
sub rsa4096 2017-02-22 [S]
$ sudo add-apt-repository \
> "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
> $(lsb_release -cs) \
> stable"
Hit:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease
Hit:3 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease
Get:4 https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu bionic InRelease [64.4 kB]
Hit:5 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease
Fetched 64.4 kB in 0s (141 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
robin@xps:~/git/snapcraft.io$ sudo apt-get update
Hit:1 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:2 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease
Hit:3 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease
Hit:4 https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:5 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
$ sudo apt-get install docker-ce
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package docker-ce is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source
E: Package 'docker-ce' has no installation candidate
My first thought was that Docker haven't released a package for Bionic yet (it's very new) but when I searched for "install docker-ce ubuntu 18.04" I found a guide which seems 18.04 specific, and basically just gives exactly the same instructions – suggesting that it at least worked for the author:
https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-docker-on-ubuntu-18-04-bionic-beaver
Does anyone have any idea why this might not be working for me?
Best Answer
From the same guide you referenced, you can use repository for 17.10 instead at this moment:
And all
docker-ce
dependent packages will be resolved from the ubuntubionic
repository. Check the Docker documentation for more info. No compatibility issues to worry about :)2018-07-19 update
Docker 18.06 has been updated to
bionic
repository, this workaround is not required anymore!