This document provides instructions on installing Docker Engine on Ubuntu and describes common Docker commands. It discusses installing Docker on Ubuntu versions 18.04 LTS and higher using a convenience script. Common Docker commands covered include docker run to run a container, docker ps to list running containers, docker stop and docker start to stop and start containers, and docker rm to remove containers. The document also discusses Docker images, tags, volumes, environment variables, building custom Dockerfiles, and using Docker Compose to define and run multi-container apps.