Nvidia-docker: Depends: docker-ce (= 5:18.09.1~3-0~ubuntu-bionic) but it is not installable

[joedborg]

1. Issue or feature description

apt install fails due to dependency issue.

2. Steps to reproduce the issue

Follow README steps in README for Ubuntu 18.04.

3. Information to attach (optional if deemed irrelevant)

Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 nvidia-docker2 : Depends: docker-ce (= 5:18.09.1~3-0~ubuntu-bionic) but it is not installable or
                           docker-ee (= 5:18.09.1~3-0~ubuntu-bionic) but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

This can be resolved by manually pinning the required docker-*e package in apt, but this isn't necessary nor neat.

[Idolized22]

Please this guide about how to install docker-ce
I will re comment to let you know if it worked.
I have just installed it.
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-use-docker-on-ubuntu-18-04
(This guide isn't mine )
edit :
It worked.

[lukeyeager]

This can be resolved by manually pinning the required docker-*e package in apt, but this isn't necessary nor neat.

More specifically ...

sudo apt install 'docker-ce=5:18.09.1~3-0~ubuntu-xenial'
sudo apt install nvidia-docker2

[tardis89]

I am experiencing this same problem on my machines and @lukeyeager's manual downgrade fixed the issue. Is it expected now to install this specific version of docker-ce or is there going to be an update soon where nvidia-docker2 will be able to use the most recent version of docker-ce?

Another note. This problem did not occur until I performed a dist-upgrade on my Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 64-bit installation. The normal upgrade process did not break it.

[RenaudWasTaken]

Hello!

nvidia-docker can use the latest version of docker-ce. If you have it, follow the install instructions on the README.

If you don't, pin the nvidia-docker2 and nvidia-container-runtime package versions as mentioned in the FAQ: https://github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-docker/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions#how-do-i-install-20-if-im-not-using-the-latest-docker-version

[thesby]

Is ubuntu 18.04 supported now ? Why does the problem still happen when I pin the version of nvidia-docker2 nvidia-container-runtime

sudo apt install nvidia-docker2=2.0.3+docker18.09.3-1  nvidia-container-runtime=2.0.0+docker18.09.3-1
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 nvidia-docker2 : Depends: docker-ce (= 5:18.09.3~3-0~ubuntu-xenial) but 5:18.09.3~3-0~ubuntu-bionic is to be installed or
                           docker-ee (= 5:18.09.3~3-0~ubuntu-xenial) but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

I have installed docker-ce on my ubuntu 18.04

docker info
Containers: 1
 Running: 0
 Paused: 0
 Stopped: 1
Images: 1
Server Version: 18.09.3
Storage Driver: overlay2
 Backing Filesystem: extfs
 Supports d_type: true
 Native Overlay Diff: true
Logging Driver: json-file
Cgroup Driver: cgroupfs
Plugins:
 Volume: local
 Network: bridge host macvlan null overlay
 Log: awslogs fluentd gcplogs gelf journald json-file local logentries splunk syslog
Swarm: inactive
Runtimes: runc
Default Runtime: runc
Init Binary: docker-init
containerd version: e6b3f5632f50dbc4e9cb6288d911bf4f5e95b18e
runc version: 6635b4f0c6af3810594d2770f662f34ddc15b40d
init version: fec3683
Security Options:
 apparmor
 seccomp
  Profile: default
Kernel Version: 4.18.0-16-generic
Operating System: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
OSType: linux
Architecture: x86_64
CPUs: 12
Total Memory: 7.785GiB
Docker Root Dir: /var/lib/docker
Debug Mode (client): false
Debug Mode (server): false
Registry: https://index.docker.io/v1/
Labels:
Experimental: false
Insecure Registries:
 127.0.0.0/8
Live Restore Enabled: false
Product License: Community Engine

WARNING: No swap limit support

[joedborg]

Yeah, for this to work you need to pin all 3, for example:

docker-ce=18.06.0~ce~3-0~ubuntu
nvidia-container-runtime=2.0.0+docker18.06.0-1
nvidia-docker2=2.0.3+docker18.06.0-1

I really hope Nvidia fix this soon.

[ericspod]

Hello!

nvidia-docker can use the latest version of docker-ce. If you have it, follow the install instructions on the README.

If you don't, pin the nvidia-docker2 and nvidia-container-runtime package versions as mentioned in the FAQ: https://github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-docker/wiki/Frequently-Asked-Questions#how-do-i-install-20-if-im-not-using-the-latest-docker-version

Hi @RenaudWasTaken the solution in the FAQ doesn't work on Ubuntu 16.04, the instructions from @Idolized22 (with bionic replaced with xenial) allowed me to install docker-ce=5:18.09.7~3-0~ubuntu-xenial (not the latest version) which does now allow nvidia-docker2 to install.

[leimao]

Is ubuntu 18.04 supported now ? Why does the problem still happen when I pin the version of nvidia-docker2 nvidia-container-runtime

sudo apt install nvidia-docker2=2.0.3+docker18.09.3-1  nvidia-container-runtime=2.0.0+docker18.09.3-1
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 nvidia-docker2 : Depends: docker-ce (= 5:18.09.3~3-0~ubuntu-xenial) but 5:18.09.3~3-0~ubuntu-bionic is to be installed or
                           docker-ee (= 5:18.09.3~3-0~ubuntu-xenial) but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.

I have installed docker-ce on my ubuntu 18.04

docker info
Containers: 1
 Running: 0
 Paused: 0
 Stopped: 1
Images: 1
Server Version: 18.09.3
Storage Driver: overlay2
 Backing Filesystem: extfs
 Supports d_type: true
 Native Overlay Diff: true
Logging Driver: json-file
Cgroup Driver: cgroupfs
Plugins:
 Volume: local
 Network: bridge host macvlan null overlay
 Log: awslogs fluentd gcplogs gelf journald json-file local logentries splunk syslog
Swarm: inactive
Runtimes: runc
Default Runtime: runc
Init Binary: docker-init
containerd version: e6b3f5632f50dbc4e9cb6288d911bf4f5e95b18e
runc version: 6635b4f0c6af3810594d2770f662f34ddc15b40d
init version: fec3683
Security Options:
 apparmor
 seccomp
  Profile: default
Kernel Version: 4.18.0-16-generic
Operating System: Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
OSType: linux
Architecture: x86_64
CPUs: 12
Total Memory: 7.785GiB
Docker Root Dir: /var/lib/docker
Debug Mode (client): false
Debug Mode (server): false
Registry: https://index.docker.io/v1/
Labels:
Experimental: false
Insecure Registries:
 127.0.0.0/8
Live Restore Enabled: false
Product License: Community Engine

WARNING: No swap limit support

This problem happened to me as well when Docker has just upgraded their version.

[RenaudWasTaken]

We published new packages with a different architecture (nvidia-container-runtime 3.0.0).

You should never see this issue again!