How to fix OCI runtime create failed: unable to retrieve OCI runtime error: exec: "runc": executable file not found in $PATH in Docker

# Check if runc exists anywhere on the system
which runc
which docker-runc

# Check runc version if found
runc --version

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install runc

sudo dnf install runc
# Or on older versions:
sudo yum install runc

sudo pacman -S runc

sudo apk add runc

# Find where runc is installed
which runc
# Usually /usr/bin/runc or /usr/sbin/runc

# Create symlinks (adjust path if runc is elsewhere)
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/runc /usr/local/bin/docker-runc
sudo ln -s /usr/bin/runc /usr/bin/docker-runc

sudo ln -s /usr/bin/containerd-shim /usr/local/bin/docker-containerd-shim

sudo systemctl restart docker

# Verify Docker is running
sudo systemctl status docker

# Test with a simple container
docker run --rm hello-world

# Stop and remove the container
docker stop <container_name>
docker rm <container_name>

# If that fails, remove the container state directly
sudo rm -rf /var/run/docker/runtime-runc/moby/<container_id>

# Then recreate the container
docker run ...

docker-compose down
docker-compose up -d

{
  "runtimes": {
    "runc": {
      "path": "/path/to/your/runc"
    }
  },
  "default-runtime": "runc"
}

sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl restart docker

# Stop Docker
sudo systemctl stop docker

# Remove Docker packages (adjust for your distro)
# Debian/Ubuntu:
sudo apt-get remove docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io

# Reinstall
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin

# Start Docker
sudo systemctl start docker