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Docker on Slackware
There's a Slackware package for Docker on Slackbuilds, but there is a small caveat when installing.
Steps to install
As root, first install skpkg:
# git clone https://github.com/dslackw/slpkg.git # cd slpkg # python setup.py install # slpkg update
Next you must install google-go-lang
slpkg -s sbo google-go-lang
IMPORTANT!!!
Log out (from root) and log back in again before you continue to install the rest of the docker packages:
# slpkg -s sbo tini # slpkg -s sbo docker-proxy # slpkg -s sbo libseccomp # slpkg -s sbo runc # slpkg -s sbo containerd # slpkg -s sbo docker # slpkg -s sbo docker-compose
Next ensure docker starts on boot. Edit /etc/rc.d/rc.local, add this:
# Start docker if [ -x /etc/rc.d/rc.docker ]; then /etc/rc.d/rc.docker start fi
# chmod 755 /etc/rc.d/rc.docker # /etc/rc.d/rc.docker start
Check /var/log/docker.log for any issues.
