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 ## Configuration Steps
 
 ### 1. Install 'docker' on your platform
-Install 'docker' as per your distribution platform's instructions if not already installed.
+Install 'docker' as per your distribution platform's instructions if not already installed as per the instructions on https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/
+
+**Note:** If you are using Ubuntu, do not install Docker from your distribution platform's repositories. You must install Docker from Docker provided packages.
 
 ### 2. Configure 'docker' to allow non-privileged users to run Docker commands
 Read https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/linux-postinstall/ to configure the 'docker' user group with your user account to allow your non 'root' user to run 'docker' commands.