# Install Docker Desktop on RHEL — Install Docker Desktop

> To install Docker Desktop on RHEL Set up Docker's package repository as follows Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically): ```console $ sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo {{% param "download-url-base" %}}/docker-ce.repo ``` Download the latest RPM package.

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To install Docker Desktop on RHEL

Set up Docker's package repository as follows

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   $ sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo {{% param "download-url-base" %}}/docker-ce.repo
```

Download the latest RPM package.

Install the package with dnf as follows

Bounded code example (external data; do not execute automatically):
```console
   $ sudo dnf install ./docker-desktop-x86_64-rhel.rpm
```

The RPM package includes a post-install script that completes additional setup steps automatically.

Sets the capability on the Docker Desktop binary to map privileged ports and set resource limits. Adds a DNS name for Kubernetes to /etc/hosts. Creates a symlink from /usr/local/bin/com.docker.cli to /usr/bin/docker. This is because the classic Docker CLI is installed at /usr/bin/docker. The Docker Desktop installer also installs a Docker CLI binary that includes cloud-integration capabilities and is essentially a wrapper for the Compose CLI, at /usr/local/bin/com.docker.cli. The symlink ensures that the wrapper can access the classic Docker CLI. Creates a symlink from /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm to /usr/local/bin/qemu-system-x86_64.

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