To see if Docker has started, do this command:
ps -ef | grep -i docker
If that returns only a service for the grep itself, then Docker is not running.   Occasionally the Docker service won’t start through traditional methods.  But some users have found that this command will work reliably:
docker daemon &
The “&” allows for the next prompt to return.  This method is explicit to new users of Docker too. 

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