package chromium-browser 80.0.3987.163-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: new chromium-browser package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10

[Gabor Retteghy]

I was installing ice_6.0.7_all.deb (from ppa:peppermintos/ice-dev), that has chromium as dependency and in the process of installing that it crashed

1) Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
2) well, not using any package, the install of chromium-browser failed
3) for the software to install correctly, as a dependency of ice
4) installation chrashed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: chromium-browser 80.0.3987.163-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-28.32-generic 5.4.30
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-28-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27
AptOrdering:
 chromium-browser:amd64: Install
 htop:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Wed Apr 29 17:12:11 2020
Dependencies:

ErrorMessage: new chromium-browser package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-04-29 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.2
SourcePackage: chromium-browser
Title: package chromium-browser 80.0.3987.163-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: new chromium-browser package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Olivier Tilloy (osomon)]

This looks like an intermittent problem, whereby the chromium snap was already being installed. Can you try reinstalling chromium-browser?

    sudo apt install --reinstall chromium-browser

and share the output here.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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