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I was attempting to install docker with snap and the error message is as follows:

l@l-Lenovo-Rescuer-15ISK:~$ sudo snap install docker
error: cannot perform the following tasks:
- Run install hook of "docker" snap if present (run hook "install": 
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cannot update snap namespace: cannot create symlink in "/etc/docker": existing file in the way
snap-update-ns failed with code 1
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pxc3110
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simply fix the problem by running the commands below

  1. sudo rm -rf /etc/docker
  2. sudo snap refresh
Olaboye David Tobi
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