unknown flag: --profile ? And my docker is latest?

[lizekui]

My OS is Ubuntu 16.04, when I type docker compose --profile download up --build

returns:

unknown flag: --profile
See 'docker --help'.

Usage:  docker [OPTIONS] COMMAND

A self-sufficient runtime for containers

My software version is as follows:

$ docker --version
Docker version 20.10.7, build f0df350

$ docker-compose --version
docker-compose version 1.29.2, build 5becea4c

[AbdBarho]

docker compose not docker-compose

[lizekui]

well dear @AbdBarho , i indeed copy the command use docker compose --profile but return unknown flag: --profile ...

What is the ridiculous problem with my docker?

[AbdBarho]

docker-compose is the old v1 which does not have the flag.

docker compose is v2 which has the flag

what is your docker compose version?

related #16 (comment)

[DevilaN]

Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS reached the end of its five-year LTS window on April 30th 2021 and is no longer supported by its vendor, Canonical except through a paid annual Extended Security Maintenance (ESM).
Your docker version (20.10.7) has been released on 2021-06-02 and almost for sure does not contain compose v2, because it has been release with 20.10.13 as a plugin to run alongside v1.
Docker compose v1 does not support --profile flag.

What is the ridiculous problem with my docker?

Without updating system to more recent one supporting proper docker version there is nothing anybody can do to help you any further.

[xiangcp]

$ docker -v
Docker version 20.10.21, build baeda1f
$ docker compose version
Docker Compose version v2.2.3
$ docker compose --profile download up --build
(root) Additional property name is not allowed

Although my docker compose version is changed to v2, it still reports an error：(root) Additional property name is not allowed

[AbdBarho]

@xiangcp update to latest docker compose, mine is 2.10.2

[shinyone]

Had the same issue with unknown flag --profile

Solution from another issue, worked for me:

sudo apt install docker-compose-plugin

[lizekui]

@shinyone your solution just save me! Thanks dear everyone~

[spuliz]

When I run sudo apt install docker-compose-plugin I get "No package docker-compose-plugin available."

[shinyone]

what are your versions? You need V2

$ docker --version
$ docker-compose --version

[webdevbyjoss]

have the same issue on my setup, my versions are

# docker-compose --version
Docker Compose version v2.13.0

# docker --version
Docker version 20.10.21, build baeda1f

# docker compose up --profile
unknown flag: --profile

[AbdBarho]

@webdevbyjoss maybe it is a typo but:

docker-compose

and

docker compose

are two different things

also, --profile [x] up, not up --profile [x]

[webdevbyjoss]

thnx for the comment, in my case the reported version is still the same

# docker compose version
Docker Compose version v2.13.0

[webdevbyjoss]

also, --profile [x] up, not up --profile [x]

Yes!! That was it!

# docker compose --profile [profile X] up

Thank you. I hope this will be useful for others.

[JansenSmith]

Thank you @shinyone !

[alhabarneh]

@AbdBarho

also, --profile [x] up, not up --profile [x]

This saved me! Thanks!!

[hocop]

For me sudo apt install docker-compose-plugin didn't work. What did work was:

sudo apt install docker-compose-v2

[C2jeremy]

For me sudo apt install docker-compose-plugin didn't work. What did work was:对我来说 sudo apt install docker-compose-plugin 没有用。起作用的是：

sudo apt install docker-compose-v2

This saves me ! Thank you