apt update failure during core22 destructive-mode pulls
Metadata
Current evaluation
apt update fails during core22 destructive-mode pulls for non-root users, reported as regression from core20. No maintainer response or labels after 1226 days.
Suggested action: needs triage
Reason: The issue has no labels, no maintainer comments, and no assignee after 1226 days — it has never been assessed by a maintainer. While the reported apt update failure in destructive mode appears to be a legitimate bug rather than a support request, the complete lack of maintainer engagement means it needs triage before any action can be taken.
Impact:
50
Quick Win:
27.5
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
60
Support Request:
20
Issue body
Example logs https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/P9rFM6rR6T/ for a core22 based snap with a part that contains stage-packages.
This seems like a regression from core20 based destructive mode builds, where it was possible to run snapcraft as non-root user without running into permission errors during apt update.
Running `snapcraft pull --destructive-mode ...` with sudo is problematic because of lack of regular user's ssh keys/config, and `--bind-ssh` does not seem to be doing anything during destructive mode builds.
$ snap list snapcraft
Name Version Rev Tracking Publisher Notes
snapcraft 7.3.1 8931 latest/stable canonical✓ classic
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Impact:
50
Quick Win:
27.5
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
60
Support Request:
20
|
needs triage | apt update fails during core22 destructive-mode pulls for non-root users, reported as regression from core20. No maintainer response or labels after 1226 days. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
20
|
close stale | Reported apt update permission regression in snapcraft destructive mode for core22. No maintainer response in over 3 years. Core22 is deprecated and snapcraft has evolved significantly. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Regression in snapcraft causing apt update failures during core22 destructive-mode builds for non-root users. Unaddressed for over three years with zero maintainer interaction. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
55
|
close stale | Reports apt update permission failures during core22 destructive-mode snapcraft pulls. Described as a regression from core20, but has seen no maintainer activity or follow-up in over three years. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
25
|
close stale | Reports apt update permission regression in snapcraft 7.3.1 destructive mode for core22. Zero maintainer engagement after 3 years. Likely obsolete due to significant destructive mode and SSH handling changes in current releases. |
Update history
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