title: Ubuntu systemd[1]: docker.service: Job docker.service/start failed with result ‘dependency’
body: <p>I am running Ubuntu 20.04 to run a dockerized NextCloud installation. Usually, I just need to run</p>
  <pre><code>$ docker-compose pull
  $ docker-compose up -d
  </code></pre>
  <p>to update my containers but now I ran into the following error:</p>
  <pre><code># service docker status
  
  ● docker.service - Docker Application Container Engine
  
  Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/docker.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
  
  Active: inactive (dead)
  
  TriggeredBy: **●** docker.socket
  
  Docs: https://docs.docker.com
  
  Jun 06 12:19:07 ubuntu systemd[1]: **Dependency failed for Docker Application Container Engine.**
  
  Jun 06 12:19:07 ubuntu systemd[1]: **docker.service: Job docker.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.**
  
  Jun 06 12:20:38 ubuntu systemd[1]: **Dependency failed for Docker Application Container Engine.**
  
  Jun 06 12:20:38 ubuntu systemd[1]: **docker.service: Job docker.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.**
  
  Jun 06 12:22:08 ubuntu systemd[1]: **Dependency failed for Docker Application Container Engine.**
  
  Jun 06 12:22:08 ubuntu systemd[1]: **docker.service: Job docker.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.**
  
  Jun 06 12:29:03 ubuntu systemd[1]: **Dependency failed for Docker Application Container Engine.**
  
  Jun 06 12:29:03 ubuntu systemd[1]: **docker.service: Job docker.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.**
  
  Jun 06 12:33:10 ubuntu systemd[1]: **Dependency failed for Docker Application Container Engine.**
  
  Jun 06 12:33:10 ubuntu systemd[1]: **docker.service: Job docker.service/start failed with result 'dependency'.**
  </code></pre>
  <p>I tried to re-install docker but that did not resolve the problem. When running</p>
  <pre><code>apt-get install docker-ce
  </code></pre>
  <p>I obtain the above mentioned error.</p>
  <p>Any idea how to continue?</p>