If you want to install docker on ubuntu, follow below procedure, $ sudo apt install docker.io $ sudo docker run --rm -it i686/ubuntu bash root@acac0f429e2e:/# Above two commands will install docker on 32 bit ubuntu and start the container, we can check the status as, $ sudo docker ps -l CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES acac0f429e2e i686/ubuntu "bash" 8 seconds ago Up 4 seconds blissful_lumiere If we want to start the docker container using container Id, execute the following command, $ sudo docker container start acac0f429e2e acac0f429e2e where, acac0f429e2e is a docker container ID, as seen in “docker ps -l” command Check the installed docker images as, $ sudo docker images REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED SIZE i686/ubuntu latest a4d92601f835 4 years ago 232MB

Command line execution

Terminalbash
docker on ubuntu, follow below procedure, $ sudo apt install docker.io $ sudo docker run --rm -it i686/ubuntu bash  root@acac0f429e2e:/# Above two commands will install docker on 32 bit ubuntu and start the container, we can check the status as, $ sudo docker ps -l CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND             CREATED             STATUS              PORTS               NAMES acac0f429e2e        i686/ubuntu         "bash"              8 seconds ago       Up 4 seconds                            blissful_lumiere If we want to start the docker container using container Id, execute the following command, $ sudo docker container start acac0f429e2e acac0f429e2e where, acac0f429e2e is a docker container ID, as seen in “docker ps -l” command Check the installed docker images as, $ sudo docker images REPOSITORY          TAG                 IMAGE ID            CREATED             SIZE i686/ubuntu         latest              a4d92601f835        4 years ago         232MB

Gotchas and common issues

  • Permission checks - verify user access rights and sudo privileges before executing system-level operations.

  • Environment configuration - double-check path variables and dependency versions to prevent runtime failures.

  • Backup safeguards - maintain configuration backups before applying system or database modifications.

Following these steps ensures clean configuration and reliable execution for install docker on 32 bit ubuntu.