apk add docker does NOT install docker

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#1 Tue, 2017-02-21 16:08

gerryf123

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Hi,

I am new to Alpine Linux. i am using it for a Docker container to run Jenkins.

Within my docker container, I am seeing

bash-4.3$ cat /etc/alpine-release 
3.4.4
bash-4.3$ docker -h
bash: /usr/bin/docker: No such file or directory
bash-4.3$

I was expecting docker to be installed in the Container by default.
I have tried to manually add it as follows

bash-4.3$ sudo apk add docker
OK: 350 MiB in 71 packages
bash-4.3$

This does not seem to do anything ...

bash-4.3$ docker -h
bash: /usr/bin/docker: No such file or directory
bash-4.3$

Further possibly related information = I have noticed that apk update is failing

bash-4.3$ sudo su -
a33fac164adb:~# export http_proxy=http://web-proxy.europe.hp.com:8080
a33fac164adb:~# export https_proxy=http://web-proxy.europe.hp.com:8080
 
a33fac164adb:~# apk update
fetch <a href="http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.4/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
fetch" rel="nofollow">http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.4/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
fetch</a> <a href="http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.4/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
v3.4.6-76-g2d91f66" rel="nofollow">http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.4/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
v3.4.6-76-g2d91f66</a> [<a href="http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.4/main" rel="nofollow">http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.4/main</a>]
v3.4.6-33-g38ef2d2 [<a href="http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.4/community" rel="nofollow">http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.4/community</a>]
OK: 5983 distinct packages available
 
a33fac164adb:~# apk add docker
OK: 350 MiB in 71 packages
 
a33fac164adb:~# docker -h
-ash: docker: not found
a33fac164adb:~#

What am I doing wrong ?
What do I need to do to get docker available ?