docs/content/manuals/desktop/install/linux/archlinux.md

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Instructions for installing Docker Desktop Arch package. Mostly meant for hackers who want to try out Docker Desktop on a variety of Arch-based distributions.	Arch Linux, install, uninstall, upgrade, update, linux, desktop, docker desktop, docker desktop for linux, dd4l	Install Docker Desktop on Arch-based distributions	Arch	/desktop/linux/install/archlinux/ /desktop/install/archlinux/

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This page contains information on how to install, launch and upgrade Docker Desktop on an Arch-based distribution.

[!IMPORTANT]

This is an experimental installation package. Docker has not tested or verified the installation.

Prerequisites

To install Docker Desktop successfully, you must meet the general system requirements.

Install Docker Desktop

1. Install the Docker client binary on Linux. Static binaries for the Docker client are available for Linux as docker. You can use:

   $ wget https://download.docker.com/linux/static/stable/x86_64/docker-{{% param "docker_ce_version" %}}.tgz -qO- | tar xvfz - docker/docker --strip-components=1
   $ mv ./docker /usr/local/bin
   

2. Download the latest Arch package from the Release notes.

3. Install the package:

   $ sudo pacman -U ./docker-desktop-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
   

   By default, Docker Desktop is installed at /opt/docker-desktop.

Launch Docker Desktop

{{< include "desktop-linux-launch.md" >}}

Next steps

• Explore Docker's core subscriptions to see what Docker can offer you.
• Take a look at the Docker workshop to learn how to build an image and run it as a containerized application.
• Explore Docker Desktop and all its features.
• Troubleshooting describes common problems, workarounds, how to run and submit diagnostics, and submit issues.
• FAQs provide answers to frequently asked questions.
• Release notes lists component updates, new features, and improvements associated with Docker Desktop releases.
• Back up and restore data provides instructions on backing up and restoring data related to Docker.