Missing the "start service" command between install and running hello-world in the Ubuntu Linux Install Instructions

[Chris-Marlow]

File: engine/install/ubuntu.md

Install Docker Engine / Step 2

After installing docker via sudo apt-get install ........ there's a missing command: sudo service docker start

This is missing for both the Latest and Specific Version tabs in this section.

It is, however, already added in the "install from package" section.

[chirag0002]

Hey @usha-mandya, is this issue still valid?
If yes, I can start working on this.

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[Chris-Marlow]

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[usha-mandya]

@dvdksn Could you check if this is still a valid issue?

[thaJeztah]

The service should be started automatically after installation (assuming a regular setup with Ubuntu using systemd as process manager), so not sure what's the case here (might be something specific in the environment in which it's installed)

[Chris-Marlow]

Thanks for the feedback -- At the time of opening the ticket it definitely didn't start. However I'll try it out today with a fresh Ubuntu install to see if it auto-starts and update w/ findings.

[thaJeztah]

Thanks! That's appreciated! It's definitely possible that "something" caused things to not working.

While adding a line to systemctl start docker in the instructions probably won't do any "damage", we do try to keep the amount of instructions to a minimum as the full manual instructions are already quite lengthy, and adding "too many possible scenarios" can easily distract from the common flow for users.

[Chris-Marlow]

I fully agree - not trying to make anything more complex than it needs to be.

Just ran the install instructions against a fresh Ubuntu 22.04.02 LTS, and everything started up correctly as you expected. Not sure what I hit last time, but for now this can be closed. Thanks for your feedback.

[dvdksn]

Thanks for double-checking and helping confirm!

[thaJeztah]

Thank you! If you happen to discover a situation where things don't work as expected (and which may be worth including somewhere in our docs (e.g. a troubleshooting section), feel free to open a new ticket 👍

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