snapcraft 2.43 snap can't access to HTTPS APT sources
Metadata
Current evaluation
HTTPS APT sources failed because Snapcraft 2.43 omitted apt-transport-https. PR snapcore/snapcraft#2244 restored it in commit 268272751.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: The missing HTTPS transport was added to snap/snapcraft.yaml by PR #2244, resolving the 2.43 regression.
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Issue body
Found a bunch of the following error:
```
Failed to update the package cache: Some files could not be downloaded:
E:The method driver /snap/snapcraft/1803/usr/lib/apt/methods/https could not be found.
W:Is the package apt-transport-https installed?
```
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | HTTPS APT sources failed because Snapcraft 2.43 omitted apt-transport-https. PR snapcore/snapcraft#2244 restored it in commit 268272751. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Regression in the 2.43 snapcraft snap (missing apt-transport-https) broke snap parts using HTTPS APT sources. Fixed by PR #2244 (commit 268272751), adding the https transport to snap/snapcraft.yaml. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | Closed without a recorded resolution; HTTPS APT support was later added in #2244 (commit 268272751). | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without resolution. The report regarding missing HTTPS APT method drivers in snapcraft 2.43 received no comments or follow-up, indicating the issue was abandoned or marked stale due to inactivity. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Abandoned. The missing HTTPS APT method driver in snapcraft 2.43 was not addressed. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Snapcraft 2.43 HTTPS APT access failures were closed without comments. The report was abandoned or superseded by newer snapcraft versions that include the required apt-transport-https driver. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed without resolution. The snapcraft 2.43 snap reported a missing HTTPS APT method driver, preventing package cache updates. No fix or developer comments were provided. |
Update history
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Related work
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Likely Fixed By:
snapcore/snapcraft#2244
(confidence 100%)
Merged as commit 268272751, adding the HTTPS APT transport.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2244 snap: add the https transport | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #2244 (commit 268272751) re-adds apt-transport-https to snapcraft-libs stage-packages, so snap parts can pull from external HTTPS APT sources. Fixes LP #1790819. | |
| #1583236 snapcraft APT sources checking too strict | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Snapcraft still turns any apt-get update failure into a package-list refresh error; this old report needs a modern reproducer and a policy for distinguishing harmless source failures. | |
| #2083013 snapcraft: Cannot add the ubuntu archive again with package-repositories | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Fixed in Snapcraft 8.4.4 via canonical/snapcraft#5124: package-repositories no longer conflict with Noble's default APT sources. The HTTP/HTTPS concern was identified as a separate follow-up. |