Installing Docker Compose on Void Linux

Docker Compose is a tool used for defining and running multi-container Docker applications. In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install Docker Compose on Void Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing Docker Compose, you need to have Docker installed on your system. You can follow the official Docker installation guide here to complete the installation.

Installation

To install Docker Compose on Void Linux, we will use the xbps-install command-line tool. Follow the steps below to get started:

  1. Open a terminal and update the package list by running the following command:

    sudo xbps-install -Su
    
  2. Install the required package dependencies by running the command below:

    sudo xbps-install -y py-pip libffi-devel openssl-devel gcc libc-dev make
    
  3. Install Docker Compose by running the command below:

    sudo pip3 install docker-compose
    
  4. Verify that Docker Compose has been installed successfully by running the following command:

    docker-compose --version
    

    You should see the version number displayed on the terminal if the installation was successful.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Docker Compose on your Void Linux system.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have gone through the steps required to install Docker Compose on Void Linux. You can now use Docker Compose to manage and run multi-container Docker applications on your system.

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