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description: Download and install Docker Compose on Linux with this step-by-step handbook.
  This plugin can be installed manually or by using a repository.
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toc_max: 3
title: Install the Docker Compose plugin
linkTitle: Plugin
aliases:
- /compose/compose-plugin/
- /compose/compose-linux/
- /compose/install/compose-plugin/
weight: 10
---

This page contains instructions on how to install the Docker Compose plugin on Linux from the command line.

To install the Docker Compose plugin on Linux, you can either:
- [Set up Docker's repository on your Linux system](#install-using-the-repository).
- [Install manually](#install-the-plugin-manually).

> [!NOTE]
>
> These instructions assume you already have Docker Engine and Docker CLI installed and now want to install the Docker Compose plugin. 

## Install using the repository

1. Set up the repository. Find distribution-specific instructions in:

    [Ubuntu](/manuals/engine/install/ubuntu.md#install-using-the-repository) |
    [CentOS](/manuals/engine/install/centos.md#set-up-the-repository) |
    [Debian](/manuals/engine/install/debian.md#install-using-the-repository) |
    [Raspberry Pi OS](/manuals/engine/install/raspberry-pi-os.md#install-using-the-repository) |
    [Fedora](/manuals/engine/install/fedora.md#set-up-the-repository) |
    [RHEL](/manuals/engine/install/rhel.md#set-up-the-repository) |
    [SLES](/manuals/engine/install/sles.md#set-up-the-repository).

2. Update the package index, and install the latest version of Docker Compose:

    * For Ubuntu and Debian, run:

        ```console
        $ sudo apt-get update
        $ sudo apt-get install docker-compose-plugin
        ```
    * For RPM-based distributions, run:

        ```console