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Sometimes a Docker container can get stuck in the "Removal in progress" status. If and when this happens it just hangs forever. Running docker rm -f doesn't work. The following set of instructions is a good workaround.

  1. Stop the docker daemon ($ sudo systemctl stop docker.socket)
  2. Remove the remaining container files ($ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/docker/containers/[FULL CONTAINER ID])
  3. Start the docker daemon ($ sudo systemctl restart docker.socket).
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