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dockerubuntu-12.0432-bit

How to install Docker on 32bit machine having Ubuntu 12.04?

I have followed the docker installation doc for installing it on my machine which is a 32 bit machine running Ubuntu 12.04

The step

$ sudo apt-get install docker-engine

fails saying

E: Unable to locate package docker-engine

It should have been installed, right?

Also I came to know that, Docker currently only supports 64bit platforms. 

$ wget -qO- https://get.docker.io/ | sh
Error: you are not using a 64bit platform.
Docker currently only supports 64bit platforms.

Is there a way to I install it and make it work on 32bit machine?

Solution

  • As per the prerequisites:

    Docker requires a 64-bit installation regardless of your Ubuntu version. Additionally, your kernel must be 3.10 at minimum. The latest 3.10 minor version or a newer maintained version are also acceptable.

    You will not be able to install Docker onto a 32bit platform.

    UPDATE:

    It is possible. See answer from MS Berends in this same thread