package chromium-browser (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: new chromium-browser package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[David Lang]

failed to install

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.10
Package: chromium-browser (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.5.0-7.7-generic 6.5.3
Uname: Linux 6.5.0-7-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.27.0-0ubuntu4
AptOrdering:
 chromium-browser:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
Date: Thu Oct 5 23:37:38 2023
ErrorMessage: new chromium-browser package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-10-06 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 23.04 "Lunar Lobster" - Release amd64 (20230417)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.11, Python 3.11.6, python3-minimal, 3.11.4-5
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.22.0ubuntu1
 apt 2.7.3
SourcePackage: chromium-browser
Title: package chromium-browser (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: new chromium-browser package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to mantic on 2023-10-06 (0 days ago)

[Nathan Teodosio (nteodosio)]

> - Fetch and check assertions for snap "chromium" (2642) (cannot verify snap "chromium", no matching signatures found)

Looks like a transient failure, could you please try again?

[David Lang (david-lang)]

On Fri, 6 Oct 2023, Nathan Teodosio wrote:

>> - Fetch and check assertions for snap "chromium" (2642) (cannot verify
> snap "chromium", no matching signatures found)
>
> Looks like a transient failure, could you please try again?

I tried at least four times, twice after a reboot, same error each time.

David Lang

[David Lang (david-lang)]

On Fri, 6 Oct 2023, David Lang wrote:

> On Fri, 6 Oct 2023, Nathan Teodosio wrote:
>
>>> - Fetch and check assertions for snap "chromium" (2642) (cannot verify
>> snap "chromium", no matching signatures found)
>>
>> Looks like a transient failure, could you please try again?
>
> I tried at least four times, twice after a reboot, same error each time.

still reporting unable to validate the snap, no matching signatures (and I did
do apt update to make sure I had the latest)

David Lang

[Nathan Teodosio (nteodosio)]

I cannot reproduce it.

Given the nature of the error this must be something in Snapd or in the Snapstore.

Are you able to install the snap from a different channel, say,

  snap install --candidate chromium

? Are you able to install different snaps?

[Felix Exner (fexner)]

Same here, also ubuntu 23.10, snapd version 2.60.4+23.10.1. Trying the candidate channel produces the same error.

I've successfully installed other snaps.

[Nathan Teodosio (nteodosio)]

> the same error.

Which one? If the one in DpkgHistoryLog.txt, it really looks like a store/snapd bug, maybe follow up in the forum. Found this: https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/cannot-performe-any-task-using-snap.