Update Linux requirements for Docker Desktop to include other desktop environments? #23551
Description
Is this a docs issue?
- My issue is about the documentation content or website
Type of issue
Information is incorrect
Description
I was looking to install Docker Desktop on Arch Linux and one of the requirements was to follow the general Linux requirements on https://docs.docker.com/desktop/setup/install/linux/#general-system-requirements.
It mentions this is a hard requirement:
GNOME, KDE, or MATE desktop environment.
I'm currently running Hyprland which is a window manager based on Wayland. I combine that with tools like Waybar to show system icons and Walker to launch apps, etc.. I swapped out Hyprland for Niri which is another Wayland window manager and it worked too.
All of that to say, installing Docker Desktop on Arch following the guides worked without needing to do anything extra. I confimed I was able to build + run containers with Docker Desktop and also sign in. That was a pleasant surprise.
Location
https://docs.docker.com/desktop/setup/install/linux/#general-system-requirements
Suggestion
Add wording that other DEs and window managers may work.
Here is the exact Markdown from https://github.com/docker/docs/blob/main/content/manuals/desktop/setup/install/linux/_index.md:
- GNOME, KDE, or MATE desktop environment.
- For many Linux distributions, the GNOME environment does not support tray icons. To add support for tray icons, you need to install a GNOME extension. For example, [AppIndicator](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/).
Maybe it could be changed to:
- GNOME, KDE, or MATE desktop environments are supported but others may work.
- For many Linux distributions, the GNOME environment does not support tray icons. To add support for tray icons, you need to install a GNOME extension. For example, [AppIndicator](https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/615/appindicator-support/).
Happy to open a PR if / when we arrive at a good way to describe this.