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Install the docker Package

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The docker package provides necessary software to create containers, which are self-sufficient and self-contained applications using the resource isolation features of the kernel. The docker package can be installed with the following command: 
$ sudo yum install docker

Rationale

To be able to run the docker service, the docker package has to be installed.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_docker_installed
Severity
Medium
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Shell Script

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
if ! rpm -q --quiet "docker" ; then
    yum install -y "docker"
fi

Anaconda Pre-Install Instructions

package --add=docker

OS Build Blueprint

[[packages]]
name = "docker"
version = "*"

An Ansible Snippet

- name: Ensure docker is installed
  package:
    name: docker
    state: present
  when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  tags:

A Puppet Snippet

include install_docker
class install_docker {
  package { 'docker':
    ensure => 'installed',
  }
}