Playbook task failed: No package matching 'docker-compose-plugin' is available

[radonman]

@geerlingguy

Ran sudo ansible-playbook main.yml and got this result:

roarkeponce@RadoNUX:~/internet-pi$ sudo ansible-playbook main.yml
[sudo] password for roarkeponce:

PLAY [Configure Internet Pi.] ***********************************************************************************************

TASK [Gathering Facts] ******************************************************************************************************
ok: [127.0.0.1]

TASK [Load configuration (with defaults from example file).] ****************************************************************
ok: [127.0.0.1] => (item=config.yml)

TASK [Ensure apt cache is up to date.] **************************************************************************************
ok: [127.0.0.1]

TASK [Ensure pacman cache is up to date] ************************************************************************************
skipping: [127.0.0.1]

TASK [Check if Docker is already present.] **********************************************************************************
ok: [127.0.0.1]

TASK [Download Docker install convenience script.] **************************************************************************
skipping: [127.0.0.1]

TASK [Run Docker install convenience script.] *******************************************************************************
skipping: [127.0.0.1]

TASK [Ensure Docker is started.] ********************************************************************************************
ok: [127.0.0.1]

TASK [Ensure dependencies are installed (Debian).] **************************************************************************
fatal: [127.0.0.1]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "No package matching 'docker-compose-plugin' is available"}

PLAY RECAP ******************************************************************************************************************
127.0.0.1                  : ok=5    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=1    skipped=3    rescued=0    ignored=0

Installing on a Intel NUC running Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS

[geerlingguy]

It seems like you may have installed Docker manually prior to running this playbook, in which case running sudo apt install -y docker-compose-plugin would throw the same error (you can test that and see!).

If so, two options to get past this would be (choose one):

1. Uninstall Docker completely
2. Edit the tasks/docker.yml file and comment out or delete the line - docker-compose-plugin inside the Ensure dependencies are installed (Debian). task

The latter option may get you further in the playbook, but if the Docker install on your system is older (e.g. if you're using the basic Ubuntu 24.04 apt Docker installation, or Docker Desktop), it could cause issues with Docker Compose. Only one way to find out, though!