Yeah, the main benefit of docker desktop is packaging up a nice Linux VM on Mac/Windows, plus some UI features. There’s a reason ’Docker Desktop for Linux’ came so much later.
Dunno, I think WSL2 is actually better on that front.
Just do the super secure "curl get.docker.com|bash" in it and you're golden. Even better UX then docker desktop if you specifically don't want a GUI
I think there are benefits to using Docker on Windows without relying on WSL2, especially when you need to run windows containers that depend on HypervV. I've worked at a few .Net shops that were stuck with .Net Framework with no clear, not easy way to modernize, so perhaps a compromise is containerize the applications into Windows containers.
Doesn’t wsl2’s docker rely on the windows docker desktop? Because there’s no systemd in wsl2, the regular docker service wouldn’t run anyway.