diff --git a/components/engine/docs/sources/installation/rhel.rst b/components/engine/docs/sources/installation/rhel.rst index 443d5a4ffc..f1169a0c79 100644 --- a/components/engine/docs/sources/installation/rhel.rst +++ b/components/engine/docs/sources/installation/rhel.rst @@ -1,40 +1,45 @@ -:title: Requirements and Installation on Red Hat Enterprise Linux / CentOS +:title: Requirements and Installation on Red Hat Enterprise Linux :description: Please note this project is currently under heavy development. It should not be used in production. :keywords: Docker, Docker documentation, requirements, linux, rhel, centos .. _rhel: -Red Hat Enterprise Linux / CentOS -================================= +Red Hat Enterprise Linux +======================== .. include:: install_header.inc .. include:: install_unofficial.inc -Docker is available for **RHEL/CentOS 6**. +Docker is available for **RHEL** on EPEL. These instructions should work for +both RHEL and CentOS. They will likely work for other binary compatible EL6 +distributions as well, but they haven't been tested. -Please note that this package is part of a `Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL)`_, a community effort to create and maintain additional packages for RHEL distribution. +Please note that this package is part of `Extra Packages for Enterprise +Linux (EPEL)`_, a community effort to create and maintain additional packages +for the RHEL distribution. -Please note that due to the current Docker limitations Docker is able to run only on the **64 bit** architecture. +Also note that due to the current Docker limitations, Docker is able to run +only on the **64 bit** architecture. Installation ------------ -1. Firstly, let's make sure our RHEL host is up-to-date. +1. Firstly, you need to install the EPEL repository. Please follow the `EPEL installation instructions`_. -.. code-block:: bash - - sudo yum -y upgrade - -2. Next you need to install the EPEL repository. Please follow the `EPEL installation instructions`_. - -3. Next let's install the ``docker-io`` package which will install Docker on our host. +2. Next, let's install the ``docker-io`` package which will install Docker on our host. .. code-block:: bash sudo yum -y install docker-io -4. Now it's installed lets start the Docker daemon. +To keep docker up to date: + +.. code-block:: bash + + sudo yum -y update docker-io + +3. Now that it's installed, lets start the Docker daemon. .. code-block:: bash @@ -46,11 +51,11 @@ If we want Docker to start at boot we should also: sudo chkconfig docker on -5. Now let's verify that Docker is working. +4. Now let's verify that Docker is working. .. code-block:: bash - sudo docker run -i -t ubuntu /bin/bash + sudo docker run -i -t mattdm/fedora /bin/bash **Done!**, now continue with the :ref:`hello_world` example.