Botted up, logged in, then error: package chromium-browser (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: new chromium-browser package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 - Did not install this. Nor did I try to install this. This is fresh OS install.

[RPG Research]

Botted up, logged in, then error: package chromium-browser (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: new chromium-browser package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 - Did not install this. Nor did I try to install this. This is fresh OS install.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: chromium-browser (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-41.46~20.04.1-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-41-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16
AptOrdering:
 chromium-browser:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Sat Feb 6 10:14:09 2021
ErrorMessage: new chromium-browser package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-02-06 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210204)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.5, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.4
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)

[Olivier Tilloy (osomon)]

DpkgHistoryLog.txt contains this:

Start-Date: 2021-02-06 10:13:12
Commandline: apt install chromium-browser
Requested-By: rpgrbroadcaster1 (1000)
Install: chromium-browser:amd64 (1:85.0.4183.83-0ubuntu0.20.04.2)

So it looks like you did request to install chromium-browser.

As for the error itself, from DpkgTerminalLog.txt:

==> Installing the chromium snap
2021-02-06T10:13:51-08:00 INFO Waiting for conflicting change in progress: conflicting plug snap chromium, task "connect"

It looks like a transient failure, if you're interested in installing chromium-browser I'd suggest retrying:

    sudo apt reinstall chromium-browser

Otherwise, you can safely remove it:

    sudo apt purge chromium-browser

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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