Chapter 3. Software installation simplified
This chapter covers
- Identifying software
- Finding and installing software with Docker Hub
- Installing software from alternative sources
- Understanding filesystem isolation
- Working with images and layers
Chapters 1 and 2 introduced new concepts and abstractions provided by Docker. This chapter dives deeper into container filesystems and software installation. It breaks software installation into three steps, as illustrated in figure 3.1.
Figure 3.1. Flow of topics covered in this chapter
The first step in installing any software is identifying the software you want to install. You know that software ...
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