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Error pulling image (latest) from edgester/gerrit, ApplyLayer exit status 1 exec: "xz": executable file not found in $PATH

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Not the real issue.

$ yum install xz
[...]
Updated: xz-libs-5.1.2-9alpha.el7.x86_64
Updated: xz-5.1.2-9alpha.el7.x86_64
$ xz [...]
[...] [It works]
$ docker pull edgester/gerrit
Pulling repository edgester/gerrit
9501e3efd23e: Error pulling image (latest) from edgester/gerrit, ApplyLayer exit status 1 exec: "xz": executable file not found in $PATH dowloading dependent layers

According Docker bug tracker, it's a known bug of 1.3.2, fixed by this commit.'