I tried to install, docker desktop on my pc and after getting it, a project I had stopped working because of it I guess and docker. After supposedly uninstalling it with the following commands:
dpkg -l | grep -i docker
sudo apt-get purge -y docker-engine docker docker.io docker-ce docker-ce-cli docker-compose-plugin
sudo apt-get autoremove -y --purge docker-engine docker docker.io docker-ce docker-compose-plugin
sudo rm -rf /var/lib/docker /etc/docker
sudo rm /etc/apparmor.d/docker
sudo groupdel docker
sudo rm -rf /var/run/docker.sock
I tried again to install it with sudo apt-get install docker.io, I got a dependency issue with containerd and runc. I was able to "supposedly" install again with the commands:
sudo apt-get remove containerd.io
sudo apt install docker.io docker-compose -y
But now I can't start a simple container because I get the following error no matter what I do:
docker: Cannot connect to the Docker daemon at unix:///home/mnemonic/.docker/desktop/docker.sock. Is the docker daemon running?.
See 'docker run --help'.
The docker daemon is indeed running, if I check it with systemctl status. I have checked the docker privileges with:
ls -l /home/mnemonic/.docker/desktop/docker.sock
And they are correct. I have created the docker user group and joined it. I have restarted and started the docker service dozens of times, just like my pc. I have manually started the docker daemon, to no avail.
Please I hope someone can help me, at this point I don't know what else to do I have been having this problem for days and honestly I don't want to format my whole pc because of a problem like this.
