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This article introduces the relevant knowledge of "what is the difference between Windows and Linux in Docker". In the operation of actual cases, many people will encounter such a dilemma, so let the editor lead you to learn how to deal with these situations. I hope you can read it carefully and be able to achieve something!

Install Docker on Windows and Linux

Let's start with the installation. The process of installing Docker on the two operating systems is different.

To install Docker on Windows, just like any Windows application, you just need to download the application, click install and a user-friendly installation wizard pops up:

By contrast, to install Docker on Linux, you can get the Docker package from the distribution's package manager (such as yum, dnf), or install it directly from the Docker site using the following command:

Sudo sh-c "wget-qO- https://get.docker.io/gpg | apt-key add -" the difference between Docker:Windows and Linux in the background

There is only one difference in the way you install Docker on Windows and Linux systems. When installing Docker on a Linux system, you only need to install the Docker engine and management tools, and you don't need to create a virtual machine or virtual network, because your container will create an environment for you.

Docker is installed differently on Windows systems. When installed, Docker creates a Linux-based virtual machine called the MobyLinux virtual machine, which is based on Alpine Linux. The Docker application will connect to this virtual machine, and you can start creating containers with the necessary operational components.

In order to communicate with the local network and NAT (Network address Translation), a subnet is configured for the virtual machine in the Docker installation so that your container can be used in the application.

Because all these steps take place in the background, as a user, you don't have to worry about these steps. In fact, however, Docker runs a virtual machine in the background of Windows, which is another major difference between Docker in Windows and Linux.

Docker command

Once you have installed Docker, the commands are the same on both Linux and Windows systems. No matter which operating system you run, you only need to learn a set of tools.

When running the Docker command, the only difference between Windows and Linux is where you run them. On the Linux system, you can use the terminal emulator of your choice. On Windows systems, use PowerShell's CLI (command line interface).

The following is an example of running Docker in PowerShell on a Windows system. The first screenshot shows information about the system, while the second screenshot shows some containers running on the Windows system.

Windows or Linux system: which is more suitable for Docker?

From my personal point of view, I find it easier to operate Docker in Linux than in Windows. Although there is no difference in the functionality of Docker in Windows and Linux system environments, the installation process is faster on Linux (installing apt-get is faster than installing Windows packages), and it is easier to access shell on Linux.

What I said above is just my personal preference. From a technical perspective, there is no real difference between using Docker on Windows and Linux systems. You can use Docker to achieve the same function on both platforms. So you can't say that Windows or Linux's hosting of Docker is "better".

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