Docker Compose

Updated 26 May 2026

Version 1 — Legacy

bash

sudo apt install docker-compose
docker-compose version
# docker-compose version 1.29.2, build unknown

Version 2 — Plugin

bash

sudo apt install docker-compose-plugin
docker compose version
# Docker Compose version v2.32.4

Setup for docker-compose-plugin

Per Kali documentation, configure Docker's official repository first:

bash

# Add Docker repository
echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian bookworm stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
 
# Import GPG key
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
 
# Install
sudo apt update
sudo apt install docker-compose-plugin