How To Install docker-client on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install docker-client on CentOS 7. docker-client is Client side files for Docker

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install docker-client on CentOS 7.

What is docker-client

Client side files for Docker

We can use yum or dnf to install docker-client on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install docker-client.

Install docker-client on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install docker-client using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install docker-client

Install docker-client on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install docker-client using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install docker-client

How To Uninstall docker-client on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the docker-client package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove docker-client

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install docker-client on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.