Can Docker be deployed on version 2.6.x of the Linux kernel? -

docker docs said:

version 3.10 or higher of linux kernel requirement.

in company, our linux kernel version 2.6.18 , want use docker resolve problems. must upgrade os? not sure whether upgrade bring other problems.

rhel 6 / centos 6 / fedora 12 capable of running older versions of docker on 2.6 kernel. due redhat porting lot of kernel feature/fixes make possible. docker 1.7.1 last available release , it's available via epel. have use devicemapper storage driver , using lvm-direct thin pool recommended.

for official version of docker past v1.7 need 3.10+ kernel.