Docker Desktop for Arm Linux

How do I install Docker Desktop for Arm Linux?

Docker Desktop is available for Arm Linux, but not yet documented.

Make sure you are on an Arm Linux computer by running:

    

        
        
uname -m

    

The output should be:

    

        
        aarch64

        
    

Before installing Docker Desktop install Docker Engine using:

    

        
        
curl -fsSL get.docker.com -o get-docker.sh && sh get-docker.sh
sudo usermod -aG docker $USER ; newgrp docker

    

You can download and install Docker Desktop on Ubuntu and Debian distributions.

The path to the download depends on the version. The easiest way is to copy the link for the Debian download of Docker Desktop from the latest Docker Desktop release notes and replace the instances of amd64 with arm64. This will provide the URL to download.

For example:

    

        
        
wget https://desktop.docker.com/linux/main/arm64/187762/docker-desktop-arm64.deb

    

Install Docker Desktop using:

    

        
        
sudo apt install ./docker-desktop-arm64.deb

    

The Docker icon is now available to start Docker Desktop.

To print the Docker Desktop version use:

    

        
        
docker version

    

The output may be different depending on your version:

    

        
        Server: Docker Desktop 4.40.0 (187762)
 Engine:
  Version:          28.0.4
  API version:      1.48 (minimum version 1.24)
  Go version:       go1.23.7
  Git commit:       6430e49
  Built:            Tue Mar 25 15:07:18 2025
  OS/Arch:          linux/arm64
  Experimental:     false
 containerd:
  Version:          1.7.26
  GitCommit:        753481ec61c7c8955a23d6ff7bc8e4daed455734
 runc:
  Version:          1.2.5
  GitCommit:        v1.2.5-0-g59923ef
 docker-init:
  Version:          0.19.0
  GitCommit:        de40ad0

        
    

You can now use Docker Desktop on Arm Linux. The image below shows Docker Desktop running on a System76 Thelio Astra with Ubuntu 24.04 desktop.

Docker Desktop is now ready to use. You can explore Docker related Learning Paths .

You may want to create an account on Docker Hub to share images and automate workflows.