I am trying to install libvips to analyse the uploads in a rails application. At first I tried adding a build command, but after following up the community discussions I created a docker file named “Dockerfile” in the root of the project with following content
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install libvips-dev && apt-get clean
However it is still not getting installed. Kindly guide me how to proceed ahead and install libvips package.
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Hello! I believe the issue you’re running into is the yes/no prompt from apt-get.
To solve this, you need to add the -y (or --assume-yes) flag to apt-get install.
Here is the line above that installed libvips-dev when I tested it locally:
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libvips-dev && apt-get clean
You might also run into a timezone prompt from debian. If this happens use the following:
ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y libvips-dev && apt-get clean
Also be sure to add dockerfile_path: Dockerfile to your app spec to ensure that the dockerfile you provided will be used.
Best,
Greg
those RUN commands should be done using non-interactive mode by adding -y:
RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libvips-dev && apt-get clean
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