The following is a quick reference for using Docker along with WSL2 directly (without Docker for Desktop)
<h2 id="heading-common-commands">Common Commands</h2>
<pre><code class="lang-bash"># Create new image from Dockerfile
docker build -t cpptest/ubuntu cpptest-ubuntu

# Create new container
docker run --name cpptest -it cpptest/ubuntu

# If running docker container from root
</code></pre>
<h2 id="heading-using-vscode-with-wsl2-docker">Using VSCode with WSL2 Docker</h2>
<ol>
<li>Install Extensions
<ul>
<li>Docker (Microsoft)
</li>
<li>Remote – WSL (Microsoft)
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Open WSL Window
<ul>
<li>‘New WSL Window’ or click lower-left-corner
</li>
<li>Ensure that it indicates “WSL: Ubuntu’ in lower-left corner
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>From ‘Docker’ tab
<ul>
<li>Start target container if not already started
</li>
<li>Run command ‘Remote Containers – Attach to Running Container’ and select the desired container
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>From File Tab
<ul>
<li>use ‘Add Folder to Workspace’ to access one or more folders
</li>
<li>use ‘Save Workspace as…’ to save the current workspace. (this workspace will be available via recently used in VSCode, so name descriptively)
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<h2 id="heading-google-test-within-ubuntu-2004-docker-container">Google Test within Ubuntu 20.04 Docker Container</h2>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">apt-get update
apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends libgmock-dev
basic examples: https://github.com/echozulucode/cpp-challenges
</code></pre>

The following is a quick reference for using Docker along with WSL2 directly (without Docker for Desktop)

## Common Commands

```bash
# Create new image from Dockerfile
docker build -t cpptest/ubuntu cpptest-ubuntu

# Create new container
docker run --name cpptest -it cpptest/ubuntu

# If running docker container from root
```

## Using VSCode with WSL2 Docker

1. Install Extensions
    
    * Docker (Microsoft)
        
    * Remote – WSL (Microsoft)
        
2. Open WSL Window
    
    * ‘New WSL Window’ or click lower-left-corner
        
    * Ensure that it indicates “WSL: Ubuntu’ in lower-left corner
        
3. From ‘Docker’ tab
    
    * Start target container if not already started
        
    * Run command ‘Remote Containers – Attach to Running Container’ and select the desired container
        
4. From File Tab
    
    * use ‘Add Folder to Workspace’ to access one or more folders
        
    * use ‘Save Workspace as…’ to save the current workspace. (this workspace will be available via recently used in VSCode, so name descriptively)
        

## Google Test within Ubuntu 20.04 Docker Container

```bash
apt-get update
apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends libgmock-dev
basic examples: https://github.com/echozulucode/cpp-challenges
```

Docker Cheatsheet

Table of contents

Common Commands

Using VSCode with WSL2 Docker

Google Test within Ubuntu 20.04 Docker Container