microsoft / microsoft/Windows-Containers

`install-docker-ce.ps1` should install the Windows feature `Microsoft-Hyper-V`, not the non-existent Windows feature `Hyper-V`

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Invoke-WebRequest -UseBasicParsing "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/microsoft/Windows-Containers/Main/helpful_tools/Install-DockerCE/install-docker-ce.ps1" -OutFile ./install-docker-ce.ps1
./install-docker-ce.ps1
docker run hello-world:nanoserver
  • This will result in the following error log:
PS C:\Users\lingh> docker run hello-world:nanoserver
Unable to find image 'hello-world:nanoserver' locally
nanoserver: Pulling from library/hello-world
77321bd03612: Pull complete
b282ab27bbb7: Pull complete
dce32bbed4f4: Pull complete
Digest: sha256:17db24031879dda57a6541b9d3db5dc16ddf3e03145ccfd0e0c30855bac658ea
Status: Downloaded newer image for hello-world:nanoserver
docker: Error response from daemon: hcs::CreateComputeSystem 665b048b75a12cef971348db7820758490a4e076b3647c64bee0791e53ff5727: The request is not supported.

Run 'docker run --help' for more information
  • This means users always need to additionally execute Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V -All.

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Research direction

Inspect helpful_tools/Install-DockerCE/install-docker-ce.ps1 around line 306 and compare the Windows feature name used there with the issue's PowerShell command. Verify the installation flow in PowerShell 7, then run docker run hello-world:nanoserver; done means the script enables the required feature and the container starts without the reported error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, powershell
Domain
devops, operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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