Go to the Docker website and download the Docker Desktop for Windows. Then you can follow the instructions on installer step by step.
When you click and run docker desktop, you will see "Docker Desktop stopping" on the window. Wait a few seconds and then you will be informed that WSL 2 installation is incomplete with a link for the kernel update installation. After completing the instructions, you can restart Docker Desktop and see Docker Desktop running
To use kubernetes on the laptop, we can install minikube, a local kubernetes.
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Latest version: Go to minikube official website to download: Minikube
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Older version: this is the recommended version for users in China to avoid some conficts. The minikube image repository for the up-to-date version is not correct, which leads to minikube start failure.
You can find the releases from the official github repository: Releases · kubernetes/minikube. The latest version that works is 1.25.2 and we can click it and download minikube-installer.exe of this version.
minikube version