Error: Formula `docker-virtualbox` has not implemented #plist, #service or installed a locatable service file

[MaximPerry]

At step: "Start the docker-virtualbox service", running the command brew services start docker-virtualbox, I get the following error:

Error: Formula docker-virtualbox has not implemented #plist, #service or installed a locatable service file

What I've tried:

• Restarting my Ryzentosh;
• Running docker-machine-init initialize and then brew services start docker-virtualbox again;

Anyone encountered this before? Any fixes?

My system:

• MacOs: Sonoma
• Ryzen 3900x
• Chipset: X570
• Ram 32Gb
• GPU: Radeon 6800
• Virtualbox version: 6.1

[zepingwong]

I have the same problem now, who knows how to fixed this?

I met this since i upgrated MacOS to Sonoma14.5

[zepingwong]

Here s much more info

 % brew info docker-virtualbox
==> sergeycherepanov/docker-virtualbox/docker-virtualbox: stable 0.0.7 [keg-only]
Installed
/usr/local/Cellar/docker-virtualbox/0.0.7_1 (9 files, 24.8MB)
  Built from source on 2024-05-30 at 11:46:00
From: https://github.com/sergeycherepanov/homebrew-docker-virtualbox/blob/HEAD/Formula/docker-virtualbox.rb
==> Dependencies
Required: coreutils ✔, curl ✔, jq ✔, terminal-notifier ✔, docker ✔, docker-compose ✔, docker-credential-helper ✔, docker-machine ✔, docker-machine-nfs-generic ✔
==> Caveats
Docker Virtualbox was installed

Please don't forget to configure your PATH variable

docker-virtualbox is keg-only, which means it was not symlinked into /usr/local,
because this package may conflict with official docker client.

If you need to have docker-virtualbox first in your PATH, run:
  echo 'export PATH="/usr/local/opt/docker-virtualbox/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc

%brew services list

Name              Status User File
docker-machine    none        
docker-virtualbox none        
unbound           none

[zepingwong]

i find how to fixed this problem manually

First, create ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.docker-virtualbox.plist with this content

You have to change this content /usr/local/opt/docker-virtualbox/bin/docker-machine-init，of course you can get this with whereis docker-machine-init

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
  <key>KeepAlive</key>
  <true/>
  <key>Label</key>
  <string>homebrew.mxcl.docker-virtualbox</string>
  <key>ProgramArguments</key>
  <array>
    <string>/usr/local/opt/docker-virtualbox/bin/docker-machine-init</string>
  </array>
  <key>RunAtLoad</key>
  <true/>
  <key>WorkingDirectory</key>
  <string>/tmp</string>
</dict>
</plist>

Second, load the plist file

launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.docker-virtualbox.plist

Finally, check the service status

launchctl list | grep docker-virtualbox

or

brew services list

The docker-virtualbox status is started now, i can enjoy docker again.

[sergeycherepanov]

@zepingwong @MaximPerry I guess it's related to the new homebrew api, I will check the formula and try to fix it

[zepingwong]

i find how to fixed this problem manually

First, create ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.docker-virtualbox.plist with this content

You have to change this content /usr/local/opt/docker-virtualbox/bin/docker-machine-init，of course you can get this with whereis docker-machine-init

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
  <key>KeepAlive</key>
  <true/>
  <key>Label</key>
  <string>homebrew.mxcl.docker-virtualbox</string>
  <key>ProgramArguments</key>
  <array>
    <string>/usr/local/opt/docker-virtualbox/bin/docker-machine-init</string>
  </array>
  <key>RunAtLoad</key>
  <true/>
  <key>WorkingDirectory</key>
  <string>/tmp</string>
</dict>
</plist>

Second, load the plist file

launchctl load ~/Library/LaunchAgents/homebrew.mxcl.docker-virtualbox.plist

Finally, check the service status

launchctl list | grep docker-virtualbox

or

brew services list

The docker-virtualbox status is started now, i can enjoy docker again.

This is not useful on Sequoia