package chromium-browser failed to install

[Maalim]

the package failed to launch.
Afterwards I tried removing chromium via cli I got the response that the package is not installed (yet I can see the launch icon in the application menu).

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: chromium-browser (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.15.0-76.83~20.04.1-generic 5.15.99
Uname: Linux 5.15.0-76-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.27
AptOrdering:
 chromium-browser:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Wed Jul 12 09:55:47 2023
ErrorMessage: new chromium-browser package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-06-18 (23 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20230316)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.10, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3.2
 apt 2.0.9
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)

[Nathan Teodosio (nteodosio)]

Looks like the usual connection problem during installation.

Please attach

  snap info chromium
  apt list --installed | grep chromium
  ls /var/lib/snapd/desktop/applications/chromium*
  ls /usr/share/applications