package chromium-browser 81.0.4044.138-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: new chromium-browser package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10

[Naman Kumar]

package updation failed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: chromium-browser 81.0.4044.138-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-40.44-generic 5.4.44
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-40-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.3
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
DRM.card0-DP-1:
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 status: disconnected
 edid-base64:
 modes:
DRM.card0-HDMI-A-1:
 enabled: disabled
 dpms: Off
 status: disconnected
 edid-base64:
 modes:
DRM.card0-eDP-1:
 enabled: enabled
 dpms: On
 status: connected
 edid-base64: AP///////wAGr+xwAAAAAAEZAQSVIhN4AlAlk1hXkikiUFQAAAABAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBAQEBzh1WwFAAMDAICjEAWMEQAAAY3xNWwFAAMDAICjEAWMEQAAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgAQSP8PPG4fFCJuICAgAKQ=
 modes: 1366x768 1366x768
Date: Fri Jul 10 13:31:56 2020
Desktop-Session:
 'None'
 'None'
 'None'
Env:
 'None'
 'None'
ErrorMessage: new chromium-browser package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-22 (1021 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
InstalledPlugins:

Load-Avg-1min: 2.24
Load-Processes-Running-Percent: 0.2%
MachineType: HP HP Notebook
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-40-generic root=UUID=78e63ddb-5fe3-4541-bff4-9f6a3d00556c ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Python3Details: /usr/local/bin/python3.7, Python 3.7.0, unpackaged
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18rc1, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
SourcePackage: chromium-browser
Title: package chromium-browser 81.0.4044.138-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: new chromium-browser package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-05-13 (57 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 05/19/2016
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde
dmi.bios.version: F.09
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 81EF
dmi.board.vendor: HP
dmi.board.version: 63.28
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: HP
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.09:bd05/19/2016:svnHP:pnHPNotebook:pvrType1ProductConfigId:rvnHP:rn81EF:rvr63.28:cvnHP:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.family: 103C_5335KV G=N L=CON B=HP
dmi.product.name: HP Notebook
dmi.product.sku: W6T33PA#ACJ
dmi.product.version: Type1ProductConfigId
dmi.sys.vendor: HP
modified.conffile..etc.default.chromium-browser: [deleted]

[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.