snapcraft not installable
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User-reported snapcraft 8.4.4 install failure on Oracular (GLIBC_2.38 missing in core22) was closed as invalid: reporter could not reproduce on a clean 24.10 instance and withdrew the report.
Resolution: closed not a bug
Reason: No code fix was made. The reporter (~xypron) determined the failure was caused by their machine having core22 fips-preview installed and closed the report on 2024-11-06 stating 'In a clean new Oracular instance created with multipass I don't see the issue. Let's close this as invalid.' after ~mr-cal could not reproduce it on a clean 24.10 amd64 system.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
No scores available.
Issue body
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed not a bug | User-reported snapcraft 8.4.4 install failure on Oracular (GLIBC_2.38 missing in core22) was closed as invalid: reporter could not reproduce on a clean 24.10 instance and withdrew the report. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed not a bug | Reporter's snapcraft 8.4.4 install failure (GLIBC_2.38/libapt-pkg ImportError in configure hook) could not be reproduced on a clean Oracular 24.10 amd64 instance; author self-closed it as invalid on 2024-11-06 with no code change. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed not a bug | Reporter could not reproduce the snapcraft 8.4.4 install failure (GLIBC_2.38/libapt-pkg ImportError in the configure hook) on a clean Oracular 24.10 amd64 instance and self-closed it as invalid on 2024-11-06. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | Oracular installation failure was closed without a documented fix, resolving PR, commit, or maintainer comment. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without resolution. The GLIBC_2.38 incompatibility causing snapcraft installation failures on Oracular received no comments or fixes. Likely abandoned or superseded by newer versions addressing the dependency conflict. | |
| 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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Related work
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Related To:
snapcraft (launchpad)#1730208
(confidence 55%)
Prior Snapcraft GLIBC mismatch report on Launchpad, also traced to a non-standard host/runtime base rather than a snapcraft code defect.
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