Ubuntu 23.10 fails to transition thunderbird to snap package

Bug #2064776 reported by Bump
10
This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
thunderbird (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade:

Unpacking yelp (42.2-1build2) over (42.2-1) ...
Preparing to unpack .../16-thunderbird-locale-en_2%3a1snap1-0ubuntu3_all.deb ...
Unpacking thunderbird-locale-en (2:1snap1-0ubuntu3) over (1:115.10.1+build1-0ubuntu0.23.10.1) ...
(Reading database ... 523696 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing thunderbird-gnome-support (1:115.10.1+build1-0ubuntu0.23.10.1) ...
(Reading database ... 523694 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../thunderbird_2%3a1snap1-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb ...
=> Installing the thunderbird snap
==> Checking connectivity with the snap store
==> Installing the thunderbird snap
error: cannot perform the following tasks:
- Make snap "thunderbird" (470) available to the system (cannot cleanup failed attempt at making snap "thunderbird" available to the system: cannot update-desktop-database "update-des
ktop-database: error while loading shared libraries: libglib-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory\n": exit status 127)
- Make snap "thunderbird" (470) available to the system (cannot update-desktop-database "update-desktop-database: error while loading shared libraries: libglib-2.0.so.0: cannot open s
hared object file: No such file or directory\n": exit status 127)
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/thunderbird_2%3a1snap1-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 new thunderbird package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/thunderbird_2%3a1snap1-0ubuntu3_amd64.deb
/usr/bin/gdbus: error while loading shared libraries: libgio-2.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in thunderbird (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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