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apt-get update failure in Docker container

Q: How to fix apt-get update failure in Docker container due to potential DNS or network issues?

A: Edit Docker configuration (/etc/docker/daemon.json):

{
  "dns": ["8.8.8.8", "8.8.4.4"]
}

and then restart Docker with sudo service docker restart.

Reference:

• Docker: Temporary failure resolving 'deb.debian.org'

2025-06-16.