Hi , After installing Docker desktop on my Mac ,I am getting “command not found” error whenever I am trying to run any docker command like “docker --version” I am kind of new to Mac. I tried to check below things: PATH variable: /usr/local/bin /usr/bin /bin /usr/sbin /sbin:/usr/bin:/bin 2.Desk…

THIS!! Thank you. Never in a million years would I have guessed that I actually needed to run Docker desktop to make the symlinks or whatever. ty!

I am having this issue with v20.10.5 Running Desktop Application did not resolve the issue. I did all of the same checks initial user listed above, with the same results.

I had same issue, I was able to fix mine by manually adding $HOME/.docker/bin to my PATH variable

Interesting, looks like somehow the settings now install docker as USER instead of SYSTEM so the executables are not included in your PATH by default. I recently moved between Macs and was caught offguard by this change. Updated my PATH as mentioned by Zil0, but will probably just change the radio …

Great, I was having the same issue and this solved it for me

Thanks! This was a solution for me

this solution given by Rob is still valid in 2024, I have checked the System Radio button and it worked as a charm, thanks.

This did the trick for me also.

After installing the docker desktop app on Mac, the “Advanced” section under the setting “System” was active but I could not run the docker command on the terminal. The fix was to change it to “User” apply and restart then change back to “System” apply and restart before the docker command started…

Docker:command not found after installing Docker desktop on Mac

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jdnark (Jan David Narkiewicz) January 17, 2021, 9:16pm 2

I had the same issue. I ran Docker Desktop from the Applications folder and it finalized the setup. I was a bit surprised that the installer did not complete the required installation.

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