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

Bug #2024307 reported by Frank Daniel
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This bug affects 4 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
snapcraft (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
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Bug Description

This is the output from attempting to install snapcraft
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sudo apt install snapcraft
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  snapcraft
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.
Need to get 6,356 B of archives.
After this operation, 55.3 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu lunar/universe amd64 snapcraft all 3.0ubuntu2 [6,356 B]
Fetched 6,356 B in 0s (29.9 kB/s)
Preconfiguring packages ...
Selecting previously unselected package snapcraft.
(Reading database ... 217732 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../snapcraft_3.0ubuntu2_all.deb ...
=> Installing the Snapcraft snap
==> Checking connectivity with the snap store
==> Installing the Snapcraft snap for ubuntu-23.04
error: requested a non-existing branch on latest/stable for snap "snapcraft":
       ubuntu-23.04
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/snapcraft_3.0ubuntu2_all.
deb (--unpack):
 new snapcraft package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit st
atus 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/snapcraft_3.0ubuntu2_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 23.04
Package: snapcraft (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 6.2.0-23.23-generic 6.2.12
Uname: Linux 6.2.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.26.1-0ubuntu2
AptOrdering:
 snapcraft:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
Date: Sat Jun 17 21:47:01 2023
ErrorMessage: new snapcraft package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2023-04-28 (50 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.10 "Kinetic Kudu" - Release amd64 (20221020)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.11, Python 3.11.2, python3-minimal, 3.11.2-1
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.21.21ubuntu1
 apt 2.6.0
SourcePackage: snapcraft
Title: package snapcraft (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: new snapcraft package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Frank Daniel (fdan52) wrote :
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

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