@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ In short, Docker has the following kernel requirements:

 - Linux version 3.8 or above.

-- `AUFS support <http://aufs.sourceforge.net/>`_.

-

 - Cgroups and namespaces must be enabled.

+*Note: as of 0.7 docker no longer requires aufs. AUFS support is still available as an optional driver.*

+

 The officially supported kernel is the one recommended by the

 :ref:`ubuntu_linux` installation path. It is the one that most developers

 will use, and the one that receives the most attention from the core

@@ -58,17 +58,6 @@ detects something older than 3.8.

 See issue `#407 <https://github.com/dotcloud/docker/issues/407>`_ for details.

-AUFS support

-

-Docker currently relies on AUFS, an unioning filesystem.

-While AUFS is included in the kernels built by the Debian and Ubuntu

-distributions, is not part of the standard kernel. This means that if

-you decide to roll your own kernel, you will have to patch your

-kernel tree to add AUFS. The process is documented on

-`AUFS webpage <http://aufs.sourceforge.net/>`_.

-

-

 Cgroups and namespaces

 ----------------------

@@ -14,16 +14,11 @@ Ubuntu Linux

 .. include:: install_header.inc

-Right now, the officially supported distribution are:

+Docker is supported on the following versions of Ubuntu:

 - :ref:`ubuntu_precise`

 - :ref:`ubuntu_raring`

-Docker has the following dependencies

-

-* Linux kernel 3.8 (read more about :ref:`kernel`)

-* AUFS file system support (we are working on BTRFS support as an alternative)

-

 Please read :ref:`ufw`, if you plan to use `UFW (Uncomplicated

 Firewall) <https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UFW>`_

@@ -107,10 +102,13 @@ Ubuntu Raring 13.04 (64 bit)

 Dependencies

 ------------

-**AUFS filesystem support**

+**Optional AUFS filesystem support**

 Ubuntu Raring already comes with the 3.8 kernel, so we don't need to install it. However, not all systems

-have AUFS filesystem support enabled, so we need to install it.

+have AUFS filesystem support enabled. AUFS support is optional as of version 0.7, but it's still available as

+a driver and we recommend using it if you can.

+

+To make sure aufs is installed, run the following commands:

 .. code-block:: bash