github.com/jogo/docker@v1.7.0-rc1/docs/sources/experimental/experimental.md (about) 1 page_title: Overview of Experimental Features 2 page_keywords: experimental, Docker, feature 3 4 # Experimental Features in this Release 5 6 This page contains a list of features in the Docker engine which are 7 experimental as of the current release. Experimental features are **not** ready 8 for production. They are provided for test and evaluation in your sandbox 9 environments. 10 11 The information below describes each feature and the Github pull requests and 12 issues associated with it. If necessary, links are provided to additional 13 documentation on an issue. As an active Docker user and community member, 14 please feel free to provide any feedback on these features you wish. 15 16 ## Install Docker experimental 17 18 1. Verify that you have `wget` installed. 19 20 $ which wget 21 22 If `wget` isn't installed, install it after updating your manager: 23 24 $ sudo apt-get update 25 $ sudo apt-get install wget 26 27 2. Get the latest Docker package. 28 29 $ wget -qO- https://experimental.docker.com/ | sh 30 31 The system prompts you for your `sudo` password. Then, it downloads and 32 installs Docker and its dependencies. 33 34 >**Note**: If your company is behind a filtering proxy, you may find that the 35 >`apt-key` 36 >command fails for the Docker repo during installation. To work around this, 37 >add the key directly using the following: 38 > 39 > $ wget -qO- https://experimental.docker.com/gpg | sudo apt-key add - 40 41 3. Verify `docker` is installed correctly. 42 43 $ sudo docker run hello-world 44 45 This command downloads a test image and runs it in a container. 46 47 ## Experimental features in this Release 48 49 * [Support for Docker plugins](plugins.md) 50 * [Volume plugins](plugins_volume.md) 51