Error installing TensorFlow on Ubuntu

[oren-bm]

Trying to install TensorFlow on clean ubuntu docker image and building the package is failing

How to reproduce:
run ubuntu docker image
docker run -it ubuntu:18.04
install julia and run it on the container

apt-get -q update && apt-get -q install -y wget
JULIA_VER=1.1
JULIA_VER_UPDATE=1
JULIA_DOWNLOAD_URL=https://julialang-s3.julialang.org/bin/linux/x64/${JULIA_VER}/julia-${JULIA_VER}.${JULIA_VER_UPDATE}-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
wget -q --no-check-certificate ${JULIA_DOWNLOAD_URL} && tar -zxf $(basename $JULIA_DOWNLOAD_URL) --strip-components=1 -C /usr/ && rm $(basename $JULIA_DOWNLOAD_URL)
julia

Add TF Package from the REPL
using Pkg; Pkg.add("TensorFlow"); Pkg.build("TensorFlow"; verbose = true);

I'm getting the following error
_ Building TensorFlow ──────→ ~/.julia/packages/TensorFlow/q9pY2/deps/build.log
┌ Error: Error building TensorFlow:
│ Collecting package metadata (current_repodata.json): ...working... done
│ Solving environment: ...working... failed
│ Collecting package metadata (repodata.json): ...working... done
│ Solving environment: ...working... failed
│
│ UnsatisfiableError: The following specifications were found to be incompatible with each other:
│
│ - pip -> python[version='>=3.7,<3.8.0a0']
│
│
│
│ [ Info: Building TensorFlow.jl for CPU use only. To enable the GPU, set the TF_USE_GPU environment variable to 1 and rebuild TensorFlow.jl
│ [ Info: Running conda config --add channels conda-forge --file /root/.julia/conda/3/condarc-julia.yml --force in root environment
│ [ Info: Running conda install -y tensorflow=1.12.0 in root environment
│ ERROR: LoadError: failed process: Process(setenv(/root/.julia/conda/3/bin/conda install -y tensorflow=1.12.0,["PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin", "PWD=/", "CONDARC=/root/.julia/conda/3/condarc-julia.yml", "SHLVL=1", "CONDA_PREFIX=/root/.julia/conda/3", "JULIA_LOAD_PATH=@:/tmp/tmpT7enOq", "=/usr/bin/julia", "HOME=/root", "TERM=xterm", "LS_COLORS=rs=0:di=01;34:ln=01;36:mh=00:pi=40;33:so=01;35:do=01;35:bd=40;33;01:cd=40;33;01:or=40;31;01:mi=00:su=37;41:sg=30;43:ca=30;41:tw=30;42:ow=34;42:st=37;44:ex=01;32:.tar=01;31:.tgz=01;31:.arc=01;31:.arj=01;31:.taz=01;31:.lha=01;31:.lz4=01;31:.lzh=01;31:.lzma=01;31:.tlz=01;31:.txz=01;31:.tzo=01;31:.t7z=01;31:.zip=01;31:.z=01;31:.Z=01;31:.dz=01;31:.gz=01;31:.lrz=01;31:.lz=01;31:.lzo=01;31:.xz=01;31:.zst=01;31:.tzst=01;31:.bz2=01;31:.bz=01;31:.tbz=01;31:.tbz2=01;31:.tz=01;31:.deb=01;31:.rpm=01;31:.jar=01;31:.war=01;31:.ear=01;31:.sar=01;31:.rar=01;31:.alz=01;31:.ace=01;31:.zoo=01;31:.cpio=01;31:.7z=01;31:.rz=01;31:.cab=01;31:.wim=01;31:.swm=01;31:.dwm=01;31:.esd=01;31:.jpg=01;35:.jpeg=01;35:.mjpg=01;35:.mjpeg=01;35:.gif=01;35:.bmp=01;35:.pbm=01;35:.pgm=01;35:.ppm=01;35:.tga=01;35:.xbm=01;35:.xpm=01;35:.tif=01;35:.tiff=01;35:.png=01;35:.svg=01;35:.svgz=01;35:.mng=01;35:.pcx=01;35:.mov=01;35:.mpg=01;35:.mpeg=01;35:.m2v=01;35:.mkv=01;35:.webm=01;35:.ogm=01;35:.mp4=01;35:.m4v=01;35:.mp4v=01;35:.vob=01;35:.qt=01;35:.nuv=01;35:.wmv=01;35:.asf=01;35:.rm=01;35:.rmvb=01;35:.flc=01;35:.avi=01;35:.fli=01;35:.flv=01;35:.gl=01;35:.dl=01;35:.xcf=01;35:.xwd=01;35:.yuv=01;35:.cgm=01;35:.emf=01;35:.ogv=01;35:.ogx=01;35:.aac=00;36:.au=00;36:.flac=00;36:.m4a=00;36:.mid=00;36:.midi=00;36:.mka=00;36:.mp3=00;36:.mpc=00;36:.ogg=00;36:.ra=00;36:.wav=00;36:.oga=00;36:.opus=00;36:.spx=00;36:.xspf=00;36:", "PYTHONIOENCODING=UTF-8", "HOSTNAME=d8ac5879ab6b", "OPENBLAS_MAIN_FREE=1"]), ProcessExited(1)) [1]
│ Stacktrace:
│ [1] error(::String, ::Base.Process, ::String, ::Int64, ::String) at ./error.jl:42
│ [2] pipeline_error at ./process.jl:785 [inlined]
│ [3] #run#515(::Bool, ::Function, ::Cmd) at ./process.jl:726
│ [4] run at ./process.jl:724 [inlined]
│ [5] runconda(::Cmd, ::String) at /root/.julia/packages/Conda/kLXeC/src/Conda.jl:113
│ [6] #add#1(::String, ::Function, ::String, ::String) at /root/.julia/packages/Conda/kLXeC/src/Conda.jl:184
│ [7] add at /root/.julia/packages/Conda/kLXeC/src/Conda.jl:183 [inlined] (repeats 2 times)
│ [8] top-level scope at /root/.julia/packages/TensorFlow/q9pY2/deps/build.jl:41
│ [9] include at ./boot.jl:326 [inlined]
│ [10] include_relative(::Module, ::String) at ./loading.jl:1038
│ [11] include(::Module, ::String) at ./sysimg.jl:29
│ [12] include(::String) at ./client.jl:403
│ [13] top-level scope at none:0
│ in expression starting at /root/.julia/packages/TensorFlow/q9pY2/deps/build.jl:39
└ @ Pkg.Operations /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.1/Pkg/src/Operations.jl:1075

I've tried to install Conda and/or PyCall before but there was no difference.

[malmaud]

Weird, seems more like a bug with Conda and/or the official tensorflow conda recipe than anything on the Julia side. I'll take a look later though.

[stalinkay]

@malmaud Hi. I'm also running into this issue on mac.

 Error: Error building `TensorFlow`:
│ Warning: 'conda-forge' already in 'channels' list, moving to the top
│ Collecting package metadata (current_repodata.json): ...working... done
│ Solving environment: ...working... failed
│ Collecting package metadata (repodata.json): ...working... done
│ Solving environment: ...working... failed
│
│ UnsatisfiableError: The following specifications were found to be incompatible with each other:
│
│   - pip -> python[version='>=3.6,<3.7.0a0']
│
│
│
│ [ Info: Building TensorFlow.jl for CPU use only. To enable the GPU, set the TF_USE_GPU environment variable to 1 and rebuild TensorFlow.jl
│ [ Info: Running `conda config --add channels conda-forge --file /Users/mos/.julia/conda/3/condarc-julia.yml --force` in root environment
│ [ Info: Running `conda install -y tensorflow=1.12.0` in root environment
│ ERROR: LoadError: failed process: Process(setenv(`/Users/mos/.julia/conda/3/bin/conda install -y tensorflow=1.12.0`,["LSCOLORS=Gxfxcxdxbxegedabagacad", "PATH=/Users/mos/.fastlane/bin:/Users/mos/.rbenv/shims:/Users/mos/.pyenv/shims:/Users/mos/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/Applications/VMware Fusion.app/Contents/Public/:/Library/TeX/texbin:/usr/local/MacGPG2/bin:/opt/puppetlabs/bin:/opt/X11/bin:/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current/Commands:/Applications/Wireshark.app/Contents/MacOS:/usr/local/share/android-sdk/build-tools/Desktop:/usr/local/share/android-sdk/platform-tools:/usr/local/share/android-sdk/tools:/usr/local/opt/gradle/bin:/usr/local/opt/maven/bin:/usr/local/opt/ant/bin:/usr/local/opt/go/libexec/bin:", "EDITOR=nano", "ZSH_TMUX_TERM=screen-256color", "SPACESHIP_ROOT=/Users/mos/.oh-my-zsh/custom/themes/spaceship-prompt", "HOMEBREW_GITHUB_API_TOKEN=44396503e62180103e3c6fc4b86b7510905dcca9", "GITLAB_API_ENDPOINT=https://gitlab.com/api/v3", "ANT_HOME=/usr/local/opt/ant", "ITERM_PROFILE=Default", "NVM_CD_FLAGS=-q", "SSH_AGENT_PID=1789", "VISUAL=nano", "RPROMPT=\$(spaceship_rprompt)\$(fossil_prompt_info)", "Apple_PubSub_Socket_Render=/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.olO8PMEyBf/Render", "USER=mos", "VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_HOOK_DIR=/Users/mos/.virtualenvs", "LESS=-F -g -i -M -R -S -w -X -z-4", "MAVEN_HOME=/usr/local/opt/maven", "VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON=/usr/local/bin/python2", "ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=/usr/local/share/android-sdk", "VIRTUAL_ENV_DISABLE_PROMPT=true", "SHELL=/bin/zsh", "COLORFGBG=7;0", "EMACS_PLUGIN_LAUNCHER=/Users/mos/.oh-my-zsh/plugins/emacs/emacsclient.sh", "TMPDIR=/var/folders/k7/0l6sgwvd3qjdz8zndd3bft300000gn/T/", "CONDARC=/Users/mos/.julia/conda/3/condarc-julia.yml", "NVM_DIR=/Users/mos/.nvm", "REACT_EDITOR=code", "GPG_TTY=/dev/ttys005", "ITERM_SESSION_ID=w0t2p0:A8AE296D-7AC2-4147-9EE3-5E5EE2D03CAB", "SPACESHIP_VERSION=3.11.0", "TERM=xterm-256color", "HOME=/Users/mos", "WORKON_HOME=/Users/mos/.virtualenvs", "SPACESHIP_EXIT_CODE_SHOW=true", "COLORTERM=truecolor", "SPACESHIP_TIME_SHOW=true", "PYTHONIOENCODING=UTF-8", "XPC_FLAGS=0x0", "XPC_SERVICE_NAME=0", "PIP_REQUIRE_VIRTUALENV=false", "__CF_USER_TEXT_ENCODING=0x1F5:0x0:0x0", "_ZSH_TMUX_FIXED_CONFIG=/Users/mos/.oh-my-zsh/plugins/tmux/tmux.only.conf", "LC_ALL=en_US.UTF-8", "LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8", "DIRHISTORY_SIZE=30", "BROWSER=open", "_VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_API= mkvirtualenv rmvirtualenv lsvirtualenv showvirtualenv workon add2virtualenv cdsitepackages cdvirtualenv lssitepackages toggleglobalsitepackages cpvirtualenv setvirtualenvproject mkproject cdproject mktmpenv wipeenv allvirtualenv", "LANG=en_US.UTF-8", "PYENV_SHELL=zsh", "LOGNAME=mos", "SHLVL=1", "SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/var/folders/k7/0l6sgwvd3qjdz8zndd3bft300000gn/T//ssh-GHQmbMYSaCVr/agent.1787", "OLDPWD=/Volumes/Reanimation/Work/Stalin Kay/Academia/research/masters/personalised-learning", "RBENV_SHELL=zsh", "ZNT_REPO_DIR=/usr/local/share/zsh-navigation-tools", "AUTOJUMP_SOURCED=1", "_=/usr/local/bin/julia", "PAGER=less", "GRADLE_HOME=/usr/local/opt/gradle", "TERM_PROGRAM_VERSION=3.2.2", "ZSH=/Users/mos/.oh-my-zsh", "PWD=/Volumes/Reanimation/Work/Stalin Kay/Academia/research/masters/personalised-learning/experiment", "DISPLAY=/private/tmp/com.apple.launchd.og2DKnzDyL/org.macosforge.xquartz:0", "VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PROJECT_FILENAME=.project", "TERM_PROGRAM=iTerm.app", "VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_SCRIPT=/usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh", "AUTOJUMP_ERROR_PATH=/Users/mos/Library/autojump/errors.log", "NVM_RC_VERSION=", "INTEL_HAXM_HOME=/usr/local/Caskroom/intel-haxm", "ANDROID_HOME=/usr/local/share/android-sdk", "ZNT_CONFIG_DIR=/Users/mos/.config/znt", "CONDA_PREFIX=/Users/mos/.julia/conda/3", "TERM_SESSION_ID=w0t2p0:A8AE296D-7AC2-4147-9EE3-5E5EE2D03CAB", "VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_WORKON_CD=1", "MARKPATH=/Users/mos/.marks", "JULIA_LOAD_PATH=@:/var/folders/k7/0l6sgwvd3qjdz8zndd3bft300000gn/T/tmpMh0ZXn", "SPACESHIP_VI_MODE_SHOW=false", "ANDROID_NDK_HOME=/usr/local/share/android-ndk", "OPENBLAS_MAIN_FREE=1"]), ProcessExited(1)) [1]
│ Stacktrace:
│  [1] error(::String, ::Base.Process, ::String, ::Int64, ::String) at ./error.jl:42
│  [2] pipeline_error at ./process.jl:785 [inlined]
│  [3] #run#515(::Bool, ::Function, ::Cmd) at ./process.jl:726
│  [4] run at ./process.jl:724 [inlined]
│  [5] runconda(::Cmd, ::String) at /Users/mos/.julia/packages/Conda/kLXeC/src/Conda.jl:113
│  [6] #add#1(::String, ::Function, ::String, ::String) at /Users/mos/.julia/packages/Conda/kLXeC/src/Conda.jl:184
│  [7] add at /Users/mos/.julia/packages/Conda/kLXeC/src/Conda.jl:183 [inlined] (repeats 2 times)
│  [8] top-level scope at /Users/mos/.julia/packages/TensorFlow/q9pY2/deps/build.jl:41
│  [9] include at ./boot.jl:326 [inlined]
│  [10] include_relative(::Module, ::String) at ./loading.jl:1038
│  [11] include(::Module, ::String) at ./sysimg.jl:29
│  [12] include(::String) at ./client.jl:403
│  [13] top-level scope at none:0
│ in expression starting at /Users/mos/.julia/packages/TensorFlow/q9pY2/deps/build.jl:39
└ @ Pkg.Operations /Users/julia/buildbot/worker/package_macos64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.1/Pkg/src/Operations.jl:1075

[stalinkay]

@malmaud I'm on running on python3 = Python 3.7.3 and python = Python 2.7.16 on macOS

[nassarhuda]

Hi, I'm not sure if this will be helpful but I ran into a similar issue and this is what worked for me:

I got an error that had the following text:

│ UnsatisfiableError: The following specifications were found
│ to be incompatible with the existing python installation in your environment:
│
│ Specifications:
│
│ - tensorflow=1.12.0 -> python[version='2.7.|3.6.']
│
│ Your python: python=3.7

And then I found this: tensorflow/tensorflow#17022 -- it recommended staying with Python 3.6, so I reverted my Python installation to 3.6.5

This might be helpful to revert back to Python 3.6.5 (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52584907/how-to-downgrade-python-from-3-7-to-3-6)

Note that I am not using the Conda python from Julia -- I'm using own python installed on my mac.

This might be helpful to @stalinkay since you said you were on a mac and your python3 version was 3.7.3 and I had the same situation...

[nassarhuda]

Update... Looks like TensorFlow should work on Python 3.7.x -- someone suggested a solution here: tensorflow/tensorflow#17022 (comment)

Suffice it to say, this is not an issue with TensorFlow.jl