How to easily install and uninstall docker on MacOs

My question is

How to easily install docker to have it available in terminal and how to uninstall docker on osx?

4 Answers

To Install:

1. Go Here
2. Click the "Get Docker" or "Get Docker Desktop for Mac (Stable)" button.
3. Double-click the DMG
4. Drag Docker into Applications
5. Open Docker
6. Open Terminal after install and docker will be available. Docker should auto-launch on subsequent startups and be available on command line.

To Uninstall:

1. Click On Docker Icon
2. Select Preferences
3. Select Bug Icon for the Troubleshoot menu (Bomb Icon in older Docker UI)
4. Select Uninstall

Install

To install Docker is easy. Download the .dmg, open it, drag and drop the Docker app to Applications, then run Docker Desktop for Mac. Unfortunately, it sprawls gunk all over your Mac (see uninstall).

Uninstall

If Docker starts, you can use the Docker Desktop app to uninstall. If that doesn't work, you will have to dive into the command line. For a complete uninstall as of 27-Dec-2020, type the following into the terminal:

(Be aware, this removes any Docker virtual machines and images too!)

sudo rm -Rf /Applications/Docker.app sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/docker sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/docker-machine sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/com.docker.cli sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/docker-compose sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/docker-compose-v1 sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/docker-credential-desktop sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/docker-credential-ecr-login sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/docker-credential-osxkeychain sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/hub-tool sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/hyperkit sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/kubectl.docker sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/vpnkit sudo rm -Rf ~/.docker sudo rm -Rf ~/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker sudo rm -Rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/Docker\ Desktop sudo rm -Rf ~/Library/Group\ Containers/group.com.docker sudo rm -f ~/Library/HTTPStorages/com.docker.docker.binarycookies sudo rm -f /Library/PrivilegedHelperTools/com.docker.vmnetd sudo rm -f /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.docker.vmnetd.plist sudo rm -Rf ~/Library/Logs/Docker\ Desktop sudo rm -Rf /usr/local/lib/docker sudo rm -f ~/Library/Preferences/com.docker.docker.plist sudo rm -Rf ~/Library/Saved\ Application\ State/com.electron.docker-frontend.savedState sudo rm -f ~/Library/Preferences/com.electron.docker-frontend.plist 

By command line

INSTALL

Install with

brew install --cask docker

And run docker by

open /Applications/Docker.app

(or by macOs bottom menu> launchpad > docker - on first run docker will ask you about password)

Thats all :)

UNINSTALL

Type brew uninstall --cask docker

• thats all :)

To clean everything (including images/containers) execute below commands:

sudo rm -Rf /Applications/Docker sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/docker sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/docker-machine sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/docker-compose sudo rm -f /usr/local/bin/docker-credential-osxkeychain sudo rm -Rf ~/.docker sudo rm -Rf $HOME/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker # here we delete stored images 

To install: brew install --cask docker

To uninstall: brew uninstall --cask docker