Docker Desktop with developer environments would be a great value add if it supported Windows, macOS and Linux. As it is, we have developers in the company using Linux workstations so our Docker subscription is just for a registry.
We'll be moving soon given no forthcoming Linux client.
I wonder how many people just use docker desktop as a nicely packaged installer/VM manager? I know I don't use any of the other included tools, so can't see why I'd use docker desktop on Linux myself over just install docker from my package manager (or podman in my case)
Hi, we have requests for Docker Desktop Linux, please upvote https://github.com/docker/roadmap/issues/39 and we are looking at the details of what we need to do to implement this.
Thanks for listening, Justin. Looking forward to updates. I know it must be tough facing a lot of adversity from the community. I hope you guys continue playing to your strengths, improve customer support (number 1 in my book) and continue beefing out your product portfolio so companies like the one I work for can build healthy relationships with Docker, Inc.
If you are on Linux and using only the open-source bits (that's what I do) and have subscription for the registry, why would you be moving anywhere? What does this change bring that I am missing? As I understand it the change only affects Docker Desktop, which is for MacOS and Windows.
It's not this change in particular, it's that you can get paid image registries with better customer support at a lower price point and higher availability. Docker needs to value add to their bare registry product otherwise they will be outcompeted by larger companies that can offer registries as part of a larger product suite.
Unfortunately, Docker's most valuable addition, developer environments, is only for two of the three OSes used most commonly by developers in a corporate environment. No company is going to adopt a feature that can only be used by two-thirds of its workforce.
We'll be moving soon given no forthcoming Linux client.