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

Bug #1887684 reported by JYOTISHPAL DEKA
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chromium-browser (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

I tried to install chromium browser in Ubunt 20.04 using sudo apt install chromium-browser command through terminal but in the progress bar it got stuck after 20% and then it failed

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: chromium-browser (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-40.44-generic 5.4.44
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-40-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.3
AptOrdering:
 chromium-browser:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Wed Jul 15 20:56:06 2020
ErrorMessage: new chromium-browser package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-07-15 (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: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18rc1, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.1
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: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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JYOTISHPAL DEKA (raavandeka) wrote :
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Olivier Tilloy (osomon) wrote :

From the contents of DpkgTerminalLog.txt, it looks like you interrupted the installation.
The chromium-browser package is now a transitional package that installs the chromium snap, which might take some time depending on your internet connection and on the snap store CDN.

Since the snap is downloaded and installed in the package's post-install script, there is no way to accurately report the real progress, which might be why you thought it was stuck and cancelled it?

Please try re-installing, and let us know how it goes:

    sudo apt reinstall chromium-browser

Changed in chromium-browser (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

[Expired for chromium-browser (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

Changed in chromium-browser (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Expired
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