Yum based Docker installation (Redhat EL 6.6 )

Yum based Docker installation :-

Requirements :

1)Redhat linux 6.5 or above
2) EPEL Repository

Procedure :-

1) Download EPEL 6 - 64 bit repository 

#rpm -ivh  http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-6.noarch.rpm
#yum update
#yum repolist

2) Install docker-io through yum 

#yum -y install docker-io

3) Disable selinux 

#SELINUX=disabled in  /etc/selinux/config file and reboot system

4) Start and enable docker daemon 

#service docker start
#chkconfig docker on
#service docker status

6) Check docker installation - 250 MB download from internet depends on your download speed

# docker run -i -t fedora /bin/bash

Unable to find image 'fedora:latest' locally
fedora:latest: The image you are pulling has been verified

511136ea3c5a: Pull complete
00a0c78eeb6d: Pull complete
834629358fe2: Pull complete
Status: Downloaded newer image for fedora:latest


Reference :-

1) http://docs.docker.com/installation/rhel/