Compose: Encountered Syntax Error while installing Docker-Compose through pip in Ubuntu 14.04 server

Created on 17 Mar 2016 · 15Comments · Source: docker/compose

@ripcurl00d suggested me to post this here.

Environment Details:

VirtualBox
Networking through NAT (adapter 1) and intnet (adapter 2)

Docker Version:

Client:
version: 1.10.2

Server:
version: 1.10.2

I followed the below installation procedure of docker-compose

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install python-pip

pip install docker-compose

docker-compose version

I am facing the below mentioned error while trying to check the installation docker-compose.

/usr/local/bin/docker-compose: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token 'newline'

/usr/local/bin/docker-compose: line: '<!DOCTYPE html>'

Has anyone encountered this error? How to resolve this?

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PS: I also tried to install docker-composethrough curl . Still faced the same error

Source

ackris

Most helpful comment

I think I have discovered what causes this, in case anyone else runs into it like myself and those listed here. dnephin might be right as well. However, If you copy and post the command for curl from the site and run it you will download the html page not the executable you need.

Don't run this:
curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.11.2/docker-compose-uname -s-uname -m -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

You need to replace 'uname -s' and 'uname -m'. Those are supposed to pull info about your kernel. That didn't work for me. So instead just put the file you need this:

curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.11.2/docker-compose-Linux-x86_64 -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Then you will be good to go.

agoldenlife on 24 Mar 2017

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I think your downloads are going through a proxy that sent you html instead of the binary you wanted. Use a text editor to look at what's in the file /usr/local/bin/docker-compose, and you'll see that it's not a binary.

dnephin on 17 Mar 2016

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@dnephin I have tried CentOS 7 instead of Ubuntu Trusty. I have installed Docker in CentOS. My observation- CentOS rocks!!! :100: It is simple. Smooth as a silk. Ubuntu is a bit complicated to handle.

ackris on 17 Mar 2016

install on ubuntu 14.04 and meet this problem, and i decide to download docker-compose file manually and move to /usr/local/bin/. and it's work.

ekanur on 28 Jun 2016

Don't run this:
curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.11.2/docker-compose-uname -s-uname -m -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

You need to replace 'uname -s' and 'uname -m'. Those are supposed to pull info about your kernel. That didn't work for me. So instead just put the file you need this:

curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.11.2/docker-compose-Linux-x86_64 -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

Then you will be good to go.

agoldenlife on 24 Mar 2017

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@agoldenlife thanks, this solved my problem. I'm newer to docker/linux.

chendu on 26 Apr 2017

@ackris: Close the issue please.

sanmai-NL on 24 May 2017

Thanks, it solved my problem.

balakrishna513 on 9 Oct 2017

Try
sudo curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/1.19.0-rc2/docker-compose-Linux-x86_64 -o /usr/local/bin/docker-compose

nachoperassi on 30 Jan 2018

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If you are also using pip, try pip install docker-compose. This works for me on CentOS7.

Distagon50 on 3 Apr 2018

Hi @dnephin @agoldenlife

I tried @agoldenlife suggestion, but it still downloaded a html file, and it said our _organization's security policy doesn't permit access to this site._

Is there any workaround for this issue? Or is it restricted to my organization's policy?

Regards
Aditya

ackris on 3 Aug 2018

but it still downloaded a html file, and it said our organization's security policy doesn't permit access to this site.

That message looks quite clear: your company doesn't allow it.

Have you asked inside your organization? If there was a workaround, you'd be violating your company's policy.

thaJeztah on 3 Aug 2018

Hi @thaJeztah

Thanks for the quick response :)

We have raised a service request ticket with our IT admin team, and requested them to add docker-compose to safe standards list.

Regard

ackris on 3 Aug 2018

https://dl.bintray.com/docker-compose/master/
I solved it by downloading the file manually and pasting it in folder
/usr/local/bin
Note rename the file to docker-compose