How to install docker specific version

I find easier to check available versions with

sudo apt-cache policy docker-engine

and then install the one you want:

sudo  apt-get install docker-engine=1.7.1-0~trusty

It consists on simply following the instructions from docker docs https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/ubuntulinux/, but selecting a particular version

Got the answer from this github issue comment.

Summary of above commit:-

echo deb http://get.docker.com/ubuntu docker main > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.listapt-key adv --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 36A1D7869245C8950F966E92D8576A8BA88D21E9apt-get updateapt-get install -y lxc-docker-1.3.3

If permission issue then use sudo as:

echo deb http://get.docker.com/ubuntu docker main | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.listsudo apt-key adv --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 36A1D7869245C8950F966E92D8576A8BA88D21E9sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get install -y lxc-docker-1.3.3

Bonus Tip:

Don't know which version? Then hit Tab after lxc-docker- as:

sudo apt-get install -y lxc-docker-<Hit Tab here>

to see list of available docker versions.

How I did it on my laptop (btw https://get.docker.com/ubuntu/ not available anymore):

$ wget -qO- https://get.docker.com/ | sh      # install resources$ apt-cache showpkg docker-engine             # show version which are available$ apt-get install docker-engine=1.8.2-0~willy # install 1.8.2 version$ sudo apt-mark hold docker-engine            # prevent upgrade on sys upgrade$ docker version                              # check installed docker version