package docker.io 1.13.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Lakshay Gaur]

Docker failed to start after fresh install.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: docker.io 1.13.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-37.42~16.04.1-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-37-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Mar 26 15:53:34 2018
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-08-01 (236 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
 apt 1.2.26
SourcePackage: docker.io
Title: package docker.io 1.13.1-0ubuntu1~16.04.2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Andreas Hasenack (ahasenack)]

Thanks for filing this bug in Ubuntu.

Unfortunately the logs are truncated:
Mar 26 15:53:34 lakshay-sof systemd[1]: Starting Docker Application Containe....
Mar 26 15:53:34 lakshay-sof dockerd[15211]: unable to configure the Docker d...)
Mar 26 15:53:34 lakshay-sof systemd[1]: docker.service: Main process exited,...E
Mar 26 15:53:34 lakshay-sof systemd[1]: Failed to start Docker Application C....
Mar 26 15:53:34 lakshay-sof systemd[1]: docker.service: Unit entered failed ....
Mar 26 15:53:34 lakshay-sof systemd[1]: docker.service: Failed with result '....

Please paste the output of:

sudo systemctl status docker

And

sudo journalctl -u docker

Thanks

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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