Docker Install Prerequisites - Windows

1. Download Docker Desktop.
2. Open the installation file and follow the instructions of the wizard.

Experimental features are provided for testing and evaluation purposes.

1. Right-click Docker icon in the tray and select Settings.
2. Select Daemon tab.
3. Select Basic checkbox.
4. Update variables as follows:

   {
     ....
     "experimental": true,
     "features": {
       "buildkit": true
     }
   }

WSL is a Windows Subsystem for Linux. It allows Linux programs to run on Windows.

Follow the procedure described below to enable the WSL:

1. Open Windows Control Panel → Programs → Programs and Features.
2. Select Turn Windows features on or off hyperlink.
   
3. Check Windows Subsystem for Linux and click OK.
   

Firstly, install Ubuntu:

1. Open Microsoft Store.
2. In the Search filed, enter "Ubuntu" and press Enter.
3. From the search results page, select Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and install it.
   

Once Ubuntu is installed, update it:

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Find and launch Ubuntu.
3. Follow the instructions in the wizard.
4. Set the default root mount point in /etc/wsl.conf.

   # Enable extra metadata options by default
   [automount]
   enabled = true
   root = /
   options = "metadata,umask=22,fmask=11"
   mountFsTab = false

5. Restart Ubuntu.

Docker

1. Update the apt package:

   sudo apt-get update

2. Install packages to allow apt to use a repository over HTTPS:

   sudo apt-get install \
    apt-transport-https \
    ca-certificates \
    curl \
    gnupg-agent \
    software-properties-common

3. Add Docker’s official GPG (GNU Privacy Guard) key:

   curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -

4. Set up a stable repository:

   sudo add-apt-repository \
     "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
     $(lsb_release -cs) \
     stable"

5. Install the latest version of Docker CE:

   sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io

Docker Compose

1. Download the current stable release of Docker Compose:

   sudo curl -L "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.24.0/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m)" -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

2. Apply executable permissions to the binary:

   sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

1. Install Ruby and Ruby -dev:

   sudo apt-get install ruby ruby-dev

2. Install docker-sync

   sudo gem install docker-sync

3. Set your Docker for Windows host as an ENV variable:

   1. Open the Docker for Windows settings and check Expose daemon on tcp://localhost:2375 without TLS.

   2. Run the following command in your WSL shell:

      echo "export DOCKER_HOST=tcp://127.0.0.1:2375" >> ~/.bashrc

4. Compile and install OCaml.

   Before proceeding, check OCaml release changelog and ensure that the OCaml version that you are going to install is compatible.

   1. Install the build script:

      sudo apt-get install build-essential make

   2. Download the ocaml archive:

      wget http://caml.inria.fr/pub/distrib/ocaml-4.06/ocaml-4.06.0.tar.gz

   3. Extract the downloaded archive:

      tar xvf ocaml-4.06.0.tar.gz

   4. Change the directory:

      cd ocaml-4.06.0

   5. Configure and compile ocaml:

      ./configure
      make world
      make opt
      umask 022

   6. Install ocaml and clean:

      sudo make install
      sudo make clean

5. Compile and Install Unison.

   Before proceeding:

   1. Check Unison release.
   2. Download the source code.
   3. Compile and install it.
   1. Download the Unison archive:

      wget https://github.com/bcpierce00/unison/archive/v2.51.2.tar.gz

   2. Extract the archive:

      tar xvf v2.51.2.tar.gz

   3. Change the directory:

      cd unison-2.51.2

   4. Compile and install Unison:

      make UISTYLE=text
      sudo cp src/unison /usr/local/bin/unison
      sudo cp src/unison-fsmonitor /usr/local/bin/unison-fsmonitor