snap chromium error, wont configure on ubuntu mate 32bit, yet it's supposed to work

sdowney717 · 01-02-2021, 09:48 PM

It will run chromium from the terminal ok!
Any ideas about that message?

Code:

scott-478@scott478-desktop:~$ sudo snap install chromium
2021-01-02T20:12:47-05:00 INFO Waiting for conflicting change in progress:
conflicting plug snap chromium, task "connect"
error: cannot perform the following tasks:
- Run configure hook of "chromium" snap if present (run hook "configure": 
-----
update.go:85: cannot change mount namespace according to change mount (/snap/gnome-3-28-1804/144 /snap/chromium/1432/gnome-platform none bind,ro 0 0): permission denied
/snap/chromium/1432/snap/command-chain/hooks-configure-desktop: line 43: /snap/chromium/1432/gnome-platform/usr/bin/fc-cache: No such file or directory
-----)
scott-478@scott478-desktop:~$ snap install chromium
Setup snap "chromium" (1432) security profiles for auto-connections            |chromium 87.0.4280.88 from Canonical✓ installed
scott-478@scott478-desktop:~$

cypripedium · 02-11-2021, 11:12 AM

I have a similar error on Ubuntu 20.04 when refreshing or installing snaps like chromium, signal-desktop, etc.

Code:

:~/Downloads$ snap refresh chromium
Fehler: cannot perform the following tasks:
- Den Konfigurationshook von Snap "chromium" ausführen, falls vorhanden (run hook "configure": /snap/chromium/1479/snap/command-chain/hooks-configure-desktop: line 43: /snap/chromium/1479/gnome-platform/usr/bin/fc-cache: No such file or directory)

Any ideas? I tried all the answers i found like removing all font cache files and running

Code:

fc-cache -f -v

but without any success. Need help

shruggy · 02-11-2021, 11:44 AM

Well, an obvious remedy would be

Code:

snap remove --purge chromium
apt install chromium-browser

BTW, running fc-cache -f -v won't affect the snap. This is how it should be run

Code:

sudo snap run --shell chromium -c 'FONTCONFIG_FILE="${SNAP_COMMON}/fontconfig/fonts.conf" "${SNAP_DESKTOP_RUNTIME}/usr/bin/fc-cache" -fsv'

cypripedium · 02-12-2021, 03:51 AM

Sure i know i can install with apt but i want snap to work. Its not just chromium but for most snaps i get this error.

Code:

sudo snap run --shell chromium -c 'FONTCONFIG_FILE="${SNAP_COMMON}/fontconfig/fonts.conf" "${SNAP_DESKTOP_RUNTIME}/usr/bin/fc-cache" -fsv'

gives me the following error:

Code:

/bin/bash: /usr/bin/fc-cache: No such file or directory

When installing/refreshing snaps with this error the folder is immediately removed so i cant run any commands on it.