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Setting Up Docker on WSL2 with Ubuntu 24.04: An Easy Guide

#windows #ubuntu #docker

Step1. activate WSL2

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-manual#step-1---enable-the-windows-subsystem-for-linux

Step2. update WSL2 

wsl --update
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Step3. install ubuntu 

# check available distributions
wsl --list --online

# install 24.04
wsl --install -d Ubuntu-24.04
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Step4. install docker 

curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh
sudo sh get-docker.sh

# check docker version
docker -v
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Step5. add your account to docker group 

sudo groupadd docker
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
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Optional

change memory size 

New-Item ~/.wslconfig
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add memory info to .wslconfig 

[wsl2]
memory=32GB
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shutdown 

wsl --shutdown
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