Unable to install vim or nano inside docker container

Question

Trying to install inside a docker, either vim or nano but I only get this:

0% [Connecting to archive.ubuntu.com (91.189.88.152)]

Exit docker and do ping archive.ubuntu.com and I get reply, do the same time inside docker it does not respond.

What could be the problem?

I installed it with `apt-get install nano` and it worked. You might need to run `apt-get update` first. — arne.z, May 11 '16 at 08:11
Did you expose ports in your `Dockerfile`? But I think apt-get uses port `80`. And I didn't expose that port either ... — arne.z, May 11 '16 at 08:26
Possible duplicate of [How do I edit a file after I shell to a Docker container?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30853247/how-do-i-edit-a-file-after-i-shell-to-a-docker-container) — Steve Chambers, Sep 18 '18 at 10:57

Troncador · Answer 1 · 2016-05-11T08:30:16.093

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First I create the docker:

sudo docker run -t -i ubuntu /bin/bash

Instead of this you can enter in a running docker with his number or name:

sudo docker exec -it be8aa338d656 bash

Then inside the docker run this code:

apt-get update
apt-get install vim nano

edited May 11 '16 at 08:30

answered May 11 '16 at 08:14

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Stuck here: `gpg: requesting key EEA14886 from hkp server keyserver.ubuntu.com` – quarks May 11 '16 at 08:21
once I have a similar problem. I update docker to the last version and it solve everything. I have Docker version 1.11.1 – Troncador May 11 '16 at 08:25
I had problems trying to access path outside network of the of the docker, but updating solve my problem – Troncador May 11 '16 at 08:29
I am using `Docker version 1.11.1, build 5604cbe` – quarks May 11 '16 at 08:31
:p then I don't know, sorry – Troncador May 11 '16 at 08:35
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I believe it's the first "apt-get update" what people is missing. Once done you'll be able to install nano – Dazag Jul 16 '18 at 07:06

Kermit · Answer 2 · 2021-04-28T15:26:28.757

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Here is how you can use wget to fetch and installnano and then use it in to edit a file in the python:latest docker image.

cd ~

wget http://www.nano-editor.org/dist/v2.4/nano-2.4.2.tar.gz

tar -xzf nano-2.4.2.tar.gz

cd nano-2.4.2

 ./configure

make

make install  # removed sudo from this line

Now test it:

touch file

nano file

# close with `ctrl+z enter`
rm file # delete that test file

UPDATE: apt-get worked for me... I bet other people weren't running update first.

apt-get update

apt-get install nano

edited Apr 28 '21 at 15:26

answered Aug 13 '19 at 19:44

Kermit

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there is also no "bash: make: command not found" – msahin Mar 31 '21 at 09:37
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I get: `configure: error: in /root/nano-2.4.2: configure: error: no acceptable C compiler found in $PATH` – J. Scott Elblein Apr 28 '21 at 15:25

score 8 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 13 '21 at 14:52

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Question is very old but if anyone looking for the solution, here's how I have solved it, in my Dockerfile I have written this :

RUN apt-get -y update
RUN apt-get -y install vim nano

-y gives automatic yes to continue the command. Works like a charm!

answered Sep 13 '21 at 14:52

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must run update code other wise show unable to locate.this answer usefull – lava Apr 29 '22 at 13:35

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 17 '21 at 14:05

To install vi, first make sure apt-get is updated:

docker exec <container-name> apt-get update

Then do:

docker exec <container-name> apt-get install vi

For nano do:

docker exec <container-name> apt-get install nano

If you are looking for the container name do:

docker ps

wayne Morgan · Answer 5 · 2019-06-20T16:42:47.120

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Some customized docker images have just the bare minimum dependencies to run. This sometimes means that even apt package manager is not be installed by default and recreating another docker image from scratch is not an option.

But, I realized that most docker images come preinstalled with yum package manager.

So you can install vim or nano using;

yum install vim

or

yum install nano

edited Jun 20 '19 at 16:42

answered Jun 20 '19 at 16:28

wayne Morgan

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`yum not found` in the `python:latest` container – Kermit Aug 13 '19 at 19:46

score 2 · Answer 6 · answered Aug 26 '21 at 23:13

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In my case the container only recognize the package manager yum

So, I enter as root

docker exec -u root -ti e826db00b37c /bin/bash

And then install:

yum install nano 
yum install vim

answered Aug 26 '21 at 23:13

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Selam Selam · Answer 7 · 2022-05-14T14:03:27.037

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For mac users. First, enter into your container environment

$ docker exec -it your-container /bin/sh

Then update apt package manager and install what you want :

$ apt update
$ apt install vim/nano

Then accept the prompt confirmation: y Then good to go :)

edited May 14 '22 at 14:03

answered May 14 '22 at 13:56

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score 1 · Answer 8 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

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It looks like your docker is unable to connect to internet. Try this:-

sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1

Then restart:-

service docker restart

If still not working, read here:- My docker container has no internet

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answered May 11 '16 at 08:28

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Getting this error: ```root@appscale2:~# sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1 - net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1 sysctl: "-" must be of the form name=value``` – quarks May 11 '16 at 08:37
I'm using Ubuntu 14.04 – quarks May 11 '16 at 08:38
Sorry there's a typo, you need to skip that "-" at the last. I have edited my ans. – Mangat Rai Modi May 11 '16 at 08:44

score 1 · Answer 9 · answered Jan 08 '18 at 05:15

Absolutely no luck at all with apt or apt-get. The docker I am using from someone else doesn't seem to have the /etc/apt sources configured correct (or disabled). I need to edit the configurations.

Luckily dpkg and curl are available inside the container. I used the binaries for my amd64. https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vim/2:7.4.712-2ubuntu4

mkdir /tmp/vim cd /tmp/vim

curl http://launchpadlibrarian.net/221875822/vim_7.4.712-2ubuntu4_amd64.deb > vim.deb curl http://launchpadlibrarian.net/221873815/vim-common_7.4.712-2ubuntu4_arm64.deb > vim-common.deb curl http://launchpadlibrarian.net/221875814/vim-runtime_7.4.712-2ubuntu4_all.deb > vim-runtime.deb curl https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/wily/amd64/vim/2:7.4.712-2ubuntu4 > vim.deb curl http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/g/gpm/libgpm2_1.20.4-6.1_amd64.deb > libgpm2.deb

dpkg -i *.deb

It's not the best solution, but at least now I can edit the configuration files.

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 11 '16 at 09:00

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The solution is to run docker with:

docker run --net=host

answered May 11 '16 at 09:00

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Could you elaborate? – Anders_K Dec 17 '19 at 07:39

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