[snap] Failure to reach the snap store during ubuntu do-release-upgrade under windows WSL2

Bug #1875069 reported by Joseph Verron
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
chromium-browser (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

Failure during ubuntu do-release-upgrade under windows WSL2

It failed to find the snapd system and i chose to abort the chromium install in the prompt

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.10
Package: chromium-browser (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Microsoft 4.4.0-19041.1-Microsoft 4.4.35
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-19041-Microsoft x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.14
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Apr 25 20:11:46 2020
Dmesg: [ 0.010504] Microsoft 4.4.0-19041.1-Microsoft 4.4.35
ErrorMessage: new chromium-browser package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.7, Python 3.7.5, python3-minimal, 3.7.5-1
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu2
 apt 1.9.4
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: Upgraded to eoan on 2020-04-25 (0 days ago)

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Joseph Verron (josephverr) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
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Olivier Tilloy (osomon) wrote :

Indeed it looks like snaps don't work in WSL2 out of the box. The following forum threads have additional information on the topic:

  https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/using-snapd-in-wsl2/12113

  https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/running-snaps-on-wsl2-insiders-only-for-now/13033

tags: added: sanp
tags: added: snap
removed: sanp
summary: - Failure during ubuntu do-release-upgrade under windows WSL2
+ [snap] Failure during ubuntu do-release-upgrade under windows WSL2
summary: - [snap] Failure during ubuntu do-release-upgrade under windows WSL2
+ [snap] Failure to reach the snap store during ubuntu do-release-upgrade
+ under windows WSL2
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in chromium-browser (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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