github.com/jogo/docker@v1.7.0-rc1/docs/sources/installation/gentoolinux.md (about) 1 page_title: Installation on Gentoo 2 page_description: Installation instructions for Docker on Gentoo. 3 page_keywords: gentoo linux, virtualization, docker, documentation, installation 4 5 # Gentoo 6 7 Installing Docker on Gentoo Linux can be accomplished using one of two ways: the **official** way and the `docker-overlay` way. 8 9 Official project page of [Gentoo Docker](https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Docker) team. 10 11 ## Official way 12 The first and recommended way if you are looking for a stable 13 experience is to use the official `app-emulation/docker` package directly 14 from the tree. 15 16 If any issues arise from this ebuild including, missing kernel 17 configuration flags or dependencies, open a bug 18 on the Gentoo [Bugzilla](https://bugs.gentoo.org) assigned to `docker AT gentoo DOT org` 19 or join and ask in the official 20 [IRC](http://webchat.freenode.net?channels=%23gentoo-containers&uio=d4) channel on the Freenode network. 21 22 ## docker-overlay way 23 24 If you're looking for a `-bin` ebuild, a live ebuild, or a bleeding edge 25 ebuild, use the provided overlay, [docker-overlay](https://github.com/tianon/docker-overlay) 26 which can be added using `app-portage/layman`. The most accurate and 27 up-to-date documentation for properly installing and using the overlay 28 can be found in the [overlay](https://github.com/tianon/docker-overlay/blob/master/README.md#using-this-overlay). 29 30 If any issues arise from this ebuild or the resulting binary, including 31 and especially missing kernel configuration flags or dependencies, 32 open an [issue](https://github.com/tianon/docker-overlay/issues) on 33 the `docker-overlay` repository or ping `tianon` directly in the `#docker` 34 IRC channel on the Freenode network. 35 36 ## Installation 37 38 ### Available USE flags 39 40 | USE Flag | Default | Description | 41 | ------------- |:-------:|:------------| 42 | aufs | |Enables dependencies for the "aufs" graph driver, including necessary kernel flags.| 43 | btrfs | |Enables dependencies for the "btrfs" graph driver, including necessary kernel flags.| 44 | contrib | Yes |Install additional contributed scripts and components.| 45 | device-mapper | Yes |Enables dependencies for the "devicemapper" graph driver, including necessary kernel flags.| 46 | doc | |Add extra documentation (API, Javadoc, etc). It is recommended to enable per package instead of globally.| 47 | lxc | |Enables dependencies for the "lxc" execution driver.| 48 | vim-syntax | |Pulls in related vim syntax scripts.| 49 | zsh-completion| |Enable zsh completion support.| 50 51 USE flags are described in detail on [tianon's 52 blog](https://tianon.github.io/post/2014/05/17/docker-on-gentoo.html). 53 54 The package should properly pull in all the necessary dependencies and 55 prompt for all necessary kernel options. 56 57 $ sudo emerge -av app-emulation/docker 58 59 >Note: Sometimes there is a disparity between the latest versions 60 >in the official **Gentoo tree** and the **docker-overlay**. 61 >Please be patient, and the latest version should propagate shortly. 62 63 ## Starting Docker 64 65 Ensure that you are running a kernel that includes all the necessary 66 modules and configuration (and optionally for device-mapper 67 and AUFS or Btrfs, depending on the storage driver you've decided to use). 68 69 To use Docker, the `docker` daemon must be running as **root**. 70 To use Docker as a **non-root** user, add yourself to the **docker** 71 group by running the following command: 72 73 $ sudo usermod -a -G docker user 74 75 ### OpenRC 76 77 To start the `docker` daemon: 78 79 $ sudo /etc/init.d/docker start 80 81 To start on system boot: 82 83 $ sudo rc-update add docker default 84 85 ### systemd 86 87 To start the `docker` daemon: 88 89 $ sudo systemctl start docker 90 91 To start on system boot: 92 93 $ sudo systemctl enable docker 94 95 If you need to add an HTTP Proxy, set a different directory or partition for the 96 Docker runtime files, or make other customizations, read our systemd article to 97 learn how to [customize your systemd Docker daemon options](/articles/systemd/). 98 99 ## Uninstallation 100 101 To uninstall the Docker package: 102 103 $ sudo emerge -cav app-emulation/docker 104 105 To uninstall the Docker package and dependencies that are no longer needed: 106 107 $ sudo emerge -C app-emulation/docker 108 109 The above commands will not remove images, containers, volumes, or user created 110 configuration files on your host. If you wish to delete all images, containers, 111 and volumes run the following command: 112 113 $ rm -rf /var/lib/docker 114 115 You must delete the user created configuration files manually.