# Install Docker with AUFS on Linode

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-docker-with-aufs-on-linode/39831
**Category:** Sysadmins
**Tags:** docker, how-to
**Created:** [2016 年 2 月 19 日午前 2:59 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-docker-with-aufs-on-linode/39831 "2016-02-19T02:59:04Z")
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#### Post date: [2017 年 2 月 13 日午前 5:17 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/install-docker-with-aufs-on-linode/39831/4 "2017-02-13T05:17:31Z")

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As a happy Linode customer, I asked about their support team about the steps here. The response was positive and I feel belongs here:

> Thanks for writing us. The pre-packaged kernels we provide do not support AUFS, which is a docker requirement. The guide that you’ve linked to walks you through installing a distribution-supplied kernel for your Linode, which is very much a valid operation on our platform. Running your own kernel will allow you the flexibility to use modules not present in ours.

> We have also have a guide for installing a distribution-supplied kernel here (this guide does not proceed with instructions specific to running Docker):

> [https://www.linode.com/docs/tools-reference/custom-kernels-distros/run-a-distribution-supplied-kernel-with-kvm](https://www.linode.com/docs/tools-reference/custom-kernels-distros/run-a-distribution-supplied-kernel-with-kvm)

> I can’t comment on why Docker would require a larger swap file, but everything else in the steps you’ve found make sense to me. If we can answer any other followup questions, we’d be happy to do so.

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