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---
description: Learn how to install, launch, and upgrade Docker Desktop on Ubuntu. This
description:
Learn how to install, launch, and upgrade Docker Desktop on Ubuntu. This
quick guide will cover prerequisites, installation methods, and more.
keywords: install docker ubuntu, ubuntu install docker, install docker on ubuntu,
keywords:
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docker install ubuntu, how to install docker on ubuntu, ubuntu docker install, docker
installation on ubuntu, docker ubuntu install, docker installing ubuntu, installing
docker on ubuntu, docker desktop for ubuntu
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weight: 10
toc_max: 4
aliases:
- /desktop/linux/install/ubuntu/
- /desktop/install/ubuntu/
- /desktop/install/linux/ubuntu/
- /desktop/linux/install/ubuntu/
- /desktop/install/ubuntu/
- /desktop/install/linux/ubuntu/
---

> **Docker Desktop terms**
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```console
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install ./docker-desktop-amd64.deb
$ sudo apt install ./docker-desktop-amd64.deb
```

> [!NOTE]
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- Sets the capability on the Docker Desktop binary to map privileged ports and set resource limits.
- Adds a DNS name for Kubernetes to `/etc/hosts`.
- Creates a symlink from `/usr/local/bin/com.docker.cli` to `/usr/bin/docker`.
This is because the classic Docker CLI is installed at `/usr/bin/docker`. The Docker Desktop installer also installs a Docker CLI binary that includes cloud-integration capabilities and is essentially a wrapper for the Compose CLI, at `/usr/local/bin/com.docker.cli`. The symlink ensures that the wrapper can access the classic Docker CLI.
This is because the classic Docker CLI is installed at `/usr/bin/docker`. The Docker Desktop installer also installs a Docker CLI binary that includes cloud-integration capabilities and is essentially a wrapper for the Compose CLI, at `/usr/local/bin/com.docker.cli`. The symlink ensures that the wrapper can access the classic Docker CLI.

## Launch Docker Desktop

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You need to download the new package each time you want to upgrade Docker Desktop and run:

```console
$ sudo apt-get install ./docker-desktop-amd64.deb
$ sudo apt install ./docker-desktop-amd64.deb
```

## Next steps
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