snapcraft not installable
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Abandoned and closed due to a GLIBC_2.38 runtime incompatibility during installation. No resolution or fix was provided.
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Installing snapcraft 8.4.4 2024-10-28 (12961) fails on amd64 Oracular
$ sudo snap install snapcraft --classic
error: cannot perform the following tasks:
- Run configure hook of "snapcraft" snap if present (run hook "configure":
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Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/snap/snapcraft/12961/snap/hooks/configure", line 7, in <module>
from snapcraft.snap_config import SnapConfig
File "/snap/snapcraft/current/lib/python3.10/site-packages/snapcraft/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
import snapcraft.sources # noqa: F401
File "/snap/snapcraft/current/lib/python3.10/site-packages/snapcraft/sources.py", line 22, in <module>
from snapcraft_legacy.sources import get
File "/snap/snapcraft/current/lib/python3.10/site-packages/snapcraft_legacy/__init__.py", line 340, in <module>
from snapcraft_legacy.internal import repo # noqa
File "/snap/snapcraft/current/lib/python3.10/site-packages/snapcraft_legacy/internal/repo/__init__.py", line 27, in <module>
from ._deb import Ubuntu # noqa
File "/snap/snapcraft/current/lib/python3.10/site-packages/snapcraft_legacy/internal/repo/_deb.py", line 39, in <module>
from .apt_cache import AptCache
File "/snap/snapcraft/current/lib/python3.10/site-packages/snapcraft_legacy/internal/repo/apt_cache.py", line 25, in <module>
import apt
File "/snap/snapcraft/current/lib/python3.10/site-packages/apt/__init__.py", line 23, in <module>
import apt_pkg
ImportError: /snap/core22/current/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.38' not found (required by /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libapt-pkg.so.6.0)
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Abandoned and closed due to a GLIBC_2.38 runtime incompatibility during installation. No resolution or fix was provided. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | A report detailing snapcraft installation failure on Oracular due to a GLIBC version mismatch was closed without comment or resolution, indicating abandonment. No fix was provided. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without resolution. The GLIBC_2.38 dependency mismatch preventing snapcraft installation on Oracular was likely abandoned or superseded by newer releases updating the core22 base and fixing apt_pkg compatibility. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed without resolution, likely abandoned or superseded. The GLIBC_2.38 runtime error during the configure hook stemmed from a core22 base mismatch. |
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