vmware / vmware/photon

Docker Compose broken after update

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Description

Describe the bug

Docker Compose is completely broken and all commands fail with "Error response from daemon: client version 1.43 is too old. Minimum supported API version is 1.44, please upgrade your client to a newer version". This is caused by Photon OS using the wildly outdated Compose version 2.40.3-2.ph5. Current is 5.1.0. This needs to be upgraded immediately, as all servers are out of operation and we can't start or stop containers and basically do nothing anymore.

Reproduction steps

Run any docker compose command

Expected behavior

Photon OS needs to use current versions of Docker software and not wildly outdated years old versions

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Research direction

Start by locating the Photon OS packaging or build entry for Docker Compose version 2.40.3-2.ph5 and check how the Docker client and Compose versions are selected. Verify the updated package meets the daemon's minimum API requirement, then run representative docker compose commands to confirm containers can be managed again.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, docker-compose
Domain
devops, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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