Permission denied

[rjaffeco1]

I am attempting to execute the following docker load command on a host computer with ubuntu 18.04 OS installed.

I entered the following command on terminal session:

magic@magic-OptiPlex-5250-AIO:~/Downloads$ docker load -i ./sdkmanager-2.2.0.12021-Ubuntu_18.04_docker.tar.gz

The following results were displayed:

permission denied while trying to connect to the Docker daemon socket at unix:///var/run/docker.sock: Post "http://%2Fvar%2Frun%2Fdocker.sock/v1.24/images/load?quiet=0": dial unix /var/run/docker.sock: connect: permission denied
magic@magic-OptiPlex-5250-AIO:~/Downloads$

Do I need to install docker desktop on my host computer. Please walk me thru the steps

Thanks for your support

warmly, bob

[IsusRamzy]

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