docker-compose cannot be installed when you already have the package python-backports.functools_lru_cache installed.
I have it installed as a dependency of pylint.
Conflicting files:
/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/backports/__init__.py /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/backports/__init__.pyc
eopkg output:
stewartwebb@muh-1 ~ $ sudo eopkg it docker-compose` Password: Following packages will be installed: docker-compose python-backports.ssl_match_hostname python-colorama python-docker-py python-dockerpty python-docopt python-jsonschema python-websocket-client Total size of package(s): 671.00 KB There are extra packages due to dependencies. Do you want to continue? (yes/no)yes Downloading 1 / 8 Package python-backports.ssl_match_hostname found in repository Solus python-backports.ssl_match_hostname-3.5.0.1-1-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached] Downloading 2 / 8 Package python-websocket-client found in repository Solus python-websocket-client-0.46.0-3-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached] Downloading 3 / 8 Package python-docker-py found in repository Solus python-docker-py-2.6.1-7-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached] Downloading 4 / 8 Package python-colorama found in repository Solus python-colorama-0.3.7-2-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached] Downloading 5 / 8 Package python-dockerpty found in repository Solus python-dockerpty-0.4.1-2-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached] Downloading 6 / 8 Package python-docopt found in repository Solus python-docopt-0.6.2-2-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached] Downloading 7 / 8 Package python-jsonschema found in repository Solus python-jsonschema-2.6.0-2-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached] Downloading 8 / 8 Package docker-compose found in repository Solus docker-compose-1.17.1-10-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached] Installing 1 / 8 python-backports.ssl_match_hostname-3.5.0.1-1-1-x86_64.eopkg [cached] Installing python-backports.ssl_match_hostname, version 3.5.0.1, release 1 [✓] Syncing filesystems success Program terminated. File conflicts: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/backports/__init__.py from python-backports.functools_lru_cache package /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/backports/__init__.pyc from python-backports.functools_lru_cache package Please use 'eopkg help' for general help. stewartwebb@muh-1 ~ $ sudo eopkg rm python-backports.functools_lru_cache The following list of packages will be removed in the respective order to satisfy dependencies: pylint python-astroid python-backports.functools_lru_cache Do you want to continue? (yes/no)no Package removal declined