[error] docker is not installed; refusing to install to '/root/.docker/cli-plugins'

[AmanPathak-DevOps]

While Installing Docker Scout on GitLab, it is showing the below error.
I think, in install.sh you need to add one more line to create .docker directory.
Because, when I created .docker file manually which was not present earlier. It was working fine.

[chmedinaruiz]

I have the same issue, when I try to scan for vulnerabilities in a gitlab pipeline.

[oCHRISo]

+1 on this issue

[corupta]

If you haven't logged in on docker before (docker login) do it, and it creates a config folder for you.

[Rikj000]

If you haven't logged in on docker before (docker login) do it, and it creates a config folder for you.

Logging in to docker before attempting to install scout resolved the issue for me, thank you!

[ahmad2smile]

If you haven't logged in on docker before (docker login) do it, and it creates a config folder for you.

thanks this worked but how is it that "docker" always messes up installation of it's components. Used to be a headache to install docker on ubuntu/debian then docker-compose was issue and now this...

Why not give a proper error that "Docker Login" required (which shouldn't be required but still). Everytime I see a big corp put out such tools/issues just boggles the mind like how and why they do this? Does no one cares anymore anywhere?

[danepowell]

If you haven't logged in on docker before (docker login) do it, and it creates a config folder for you.

Justing running mkdir "$HOME/.docker is sufficient