Running Ubuntu in Docker

Follow these steps:

  1. Open Docker on your Windows system.
  2. Open Command Line on your Windows system.

  3. Run the following command to start an Ubuntu container:

    docker run -it --rm ubuntu:22.04

  4. Inside the Ubuntu container, run the following command to update it:

    apt update -y # Update the package list on your system

unminimize # Install 'unminimize' to restore a minimal installation to a more complete state

  5. Use docker exec -it NAME /bin/bash to attach a second terminal to the same container. NAME is the container ID.

  6. You might need to install these packages on your docker:

    apt update -y
apt upgrade -y
apt install nano -y   # Install Nano text editor
apt install g++ -y    # Install g++ compiler
apt install telnet -y # Install Telnet client
apt install python3
apt install python3-pip
apt install net-tools
apt install tcpdump
apt install iputils-ping

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