running snapcraft for the first time on debian12
Metadata
Current evaluation
Debian 12 LXD setup failure was self-resolved: reporter had missed relogging after `usermod -a -G lxd` and re-initialising LXD/snapcraft. Issue closed in favour of the reporter's follow-up comment; no snapcraft code change was made.
Resolution: closed not a bug
Reason: The only follow-up comment (2023-11-11) was from the reporter, who identified the missing steps (relogin after adding to the lxd group plus reinitialising LXD and snapcraft) and got snapcraft running. No PR or commit addresses this; the failure was incomplete user setup on an unsupported host rather than a snapcraft defect.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
No scores available.
Issue body
### Bug Description
Hello,
Not sure it's relevant to snapcraft or lxd itself (I've tried to run snapcraft). Is it possible to use `snapcraft` on Debian?
If it's relevant to snapcraft, below steps of trying to run it:
<details>
<summary>with snapcraft installed from snap got these errors (installing firstly)</summary>
```
% lsb_release -a
Distributor ID: Debian
Description: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Release: 12
Codename: bookworm
```
```
% sudo snap install snapcraft --classic
... [no errors]
```
```
% snapcraft
LXD is required but not installed. Do you wish to install LXD and configure it with the defaults? [y/N]: y
lxd 5.19-31ff7b6 from Canonical✓ installed
sudo: lxd: command not found
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/craft_providers/lxd/lxd.py", line 140, in wait_ready
subprocess.run(cmd, check=True)
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/usr/lib/python3.8/subprocess.py", line 516, in run
raise CalledProcessError(retcode, process.args,
subprocess.CalledProcessError: Command '['sudo', 'lxd', 'waitready']' returned non-zero exit status 1.
The above exception was the direct cause of the following exception:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/bin/snapcraft", line 8, in <module>
sys.exit(run())
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/cli.py", line 255, in run
_run_dispatcher(dispatcher, global_args)
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/cli.py", line 228, in _run_dispatcher
dispatcher.run()
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/craft_cli/dispatcher.py", line 448, in run
return self._loaded_command.run(self._parsed_command_args)
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/commands/lifecycle.py", line 265, in run
super().run(parsed_args)
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/commands/lifecycle.py", line 138, in run
parts_lifecycle.run(self.name, parsed_args)
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/parts/lifecycle.py", line 216, in run
_run_command(
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/parts/lifecycle.py", line 262, in _run_command
_run_in_provider(project, command_name, parsed_args)
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/parts/lifecycle.py", line 490, in _run_in_provider
providers.ensure_provider_is_available(provider)
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/providers.py", line 148, in ensure_provider_is_available
LXDProvider.ensure_provider_is_available()
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/craft_providers/lxd/lxd_provider.py", line 69, in ensure_provider_is_available
install()
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/craft_providers/lxd/installer.py", line 67, in install
lxd.wait_ready(sudo=sudo)
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/craft_providers/lxd/lxd.py", line 142, in wait_ready
raise LXDError(
craft_providers.lxd.errors.LXDError: Failed to wait for LXD to get ready.
* Command that failed: 'sudo lxd waitready'
* Command exit code: 1
```
```
```
</details>
after installing `lxd` manually
```
% sudo snap remove lxd
... [no errors]
% sudo snap install lxd
... [no errors]
```
got another one error
<details>
<summary>errors after that</summary>
```
% snapcraft
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/bin/snapcraft", line 8, in <module>
sys.exit(run())
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/cli.py", line 255, in run
_run_dispatcher(dispatcher, global_args)
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/cli.py", line 228, in _run_dispatcher
dispatcher.run()
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/craft_cli/dispatcher.py", line 448, in run
return self._loaded_command.run(self._parsed_command_args)
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/commands/lifecycle.py", line 265, in run
super().run(parsed_args)
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/commands/lifecycle.py", line 138, in run
parts_lifecycle.run(self.name, parsed_args)
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/parts/lifecycle.py", line 216, in run
_run_command(
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/parts/lifecycle.py", line 262, in _run_command
_run_in_provider(project, command_name, parsed_args)
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/parts/lifecycle.py", line 490, in _run_in_provider
providers.ensure_provider_is_available(provider)
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/providers.py", line 148, in ensure_provider_is_available
LXDProvider.ensure_provider_is_available()
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/craft_providers/lxd/lxd_provider.py", line 70, in ensure_provider_is_available
ensure_lxd_is_ready()
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/craft_providers/lxd/installer.py", line 132, in ensure_lxd_is_ready
raise errors.LXDError(
craft_providers.lxd.errors.LXDError: LXD requires additional permissions.
Ensure that the user is in the 'lxd' group.
Visit https://linuxcontainers.org/lxd/getting-started-cli/ for instructions on installing and configuring LXD for your operating system.
```
</details>
following suggested `Ensure that the user is in the 'lxd' group`:
<details>
<summary>with user added to lxd group</summary>
```
% sudo usermod -a -G lxd "$(whoami)"
% snapcraft
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/bin/snapcraft", line 8, in <module>
sys.exit(run())
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/cli.py", line 255, in run
_run_dispatcher(dispatcher, global_args)
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/cli.py", line 228, in _run_dispatcher
dispatcher.run()
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/craft_cli/dispatcher.py", line 448, in run
return self._loaded_command.run(self._parsed_command_args)
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/commands/lifecycle.py", line 265, in run
super().run(parsed_args)
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/commands/lifecycle.py", line 138, in run
parts_lifecycle.run(self.name, parsed_args)
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/parts/lifecycle.py", line 216, in run
_run_command(
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/parts/lifecycle.py", line 262, in _run_command
_run_in_provider(project, command_name, parsed_args)
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/parts/lifecycle.py", line 490, in _run_in_provider
providers.ensure_provider_is_available(provider)
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/snapcraft/providers.py", line 148, in ensure_provider_is_available
LXDProvider.ensure_provider_is_available()
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/craft_providers/lxd/lxd_provider.py", line 70, in ensure_provider_is_available
ensure_lxd_is_ready()
File "/snap/snapcraft/9726/lib/python3.8/site-packages/craft_providers/lxd/installer.py", line 132, in ensure_lxd_is_ready
raise errors.LXDError(
craft_providers.lxd.errors.LXDError: LXD requires additional permissions.
Ensure that the user is in the 'lxd' group.
Visit https://linuxcontainers.org/lxd/getting-started-cli/ for instructions on installing and configuring LXD for your operating system.
```
</details>
### To Reproduce
steps from the section "Bug Description"
### Environment
```
% lsb_release -a
Distributor ID: Debian
Description: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Release: 12
Codename: bookworm
```
<details>
<summary>dpkg -s snapd</summary>
```
Package: snapd
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: devel
Installed-Size: 59946
Maintainer: Michael Hudson-Doyle <mwhudson@debian.org>
Architecture: amd64
Source: snapd (2.57.6-1)
Version: 2.57.6-1+b5
Replaces: snap-confine (<< 2.23), snapd-xdg-open (<= 0.0.0), ubuntu-core-launcher (<< 2.22), ubuntu-snappy (<< 1.9), ubuntu-snappy-cli (<< 1.9)
Depends: adduser, apparmor (>= 2.10.95-5), ca-certificates, gnupg1 | gnupg, openssh-client, squashfs-tools, systemd, udev, libapparmor1 (>= 2.7.0~beta1+bzr1772), libc6 (>= 2.34), libcap2 (>= 1:2.10), libseccomp2 (>= 2.5.0), libudev1 (>= 183), default-dbus-session-bus | dbus-session-bus
Recommends: gnupg
Suggests: zenity | kdialog
Breaks: snap-confine (<< 2.23), snapd-xdg-open (<= 0.0.0), ubuntu-core-launcher (<< 2.22), ubuntu-snappy (<< 1.9), ubuntu-snappy-cli (<< 1.9)
Conflicts: snap (<< 2013-11-29-1ubuntu1)
Conffiles:
/etc/apparmor.d/usr.lib.snapd.snap-confine.real b7e64e65a9b069d8007643335eb07608
/etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20snapd.conf e0e08d8267c66b9f81340dd6500cb67a
/etc/profile.d/apps-bin-path.sh cf10aed8bb987ded8b7f4ba4303c1e9b
/etc/xdg/autostart/snap-userd-autostart.desktop 4aaaa2fe36462a072a72e09cad553362
Description: Daemon and tooling that enable snap packages
Install, configure, refresh and remove snap packages. Snaps are
'universal' packages that work across many different Linux systems,
enabling secure distribution of the latest apps and utilities for
cloud, servers, desktops and the internet of things.
.
Start with 'snap list' to see installed snaps.
Built-Using: golang-1.19 (= 1.19.8-2), golang-check.v1 (= 0.0+git20200902.038fdea-1), golang-dbus (= 5.1.0-1), golang-github-boltdb-bolt (= 1.3.1-7), golang-github-coreos-go-systemd (= 22.3.2-1), golang-github-gorilla-mux (= 1.8.0-1), golang-github-juju-ratelimit (= 1.0.1-1.1), golang-github-mvo5-goconfigparser (= 0.2.2-1), golang-github-seccomp-libseccomp-golang (= 0.10.0-3), golang-go-flags (= 1.4.0-6), golang-go.crypto (= 1:0.4.0-1), golang-golang-x-sys (= 0.3.0-1), golang-golang-x-term (= 0.3.0-1), golang-golang-x-xerrors (= 0.0~git20200804.5ec99f8-1), golang-gopkg-macaroon.v1 (= 0.0~git20150121.0.ab3940c-1.1), golang-gopkg-mgo.v2 (= 2016.08.01-7), golang-gopkg-retry.v1 (= 1.0.3-2), golang-gopkg-tomb.v2 (= 0.0~git20161208.d5d1b58-3), golang-gopkg-yaml.v3 (= 3.0.1-3), golang-pretty (= 0.3.0-1), golang-text (= 0.2.0-2), golang-yaml.v2 (= 2.4.0-4), libcap2 (= 1:2.66-4)
Homepage: https://github.com/snapcore/snapd
```
</details>
### snapcraft.yaml
```shell
not relevant
```
### Relevant log output
```shell
output is above
```
### Additional context
_No response_
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed not a bug | Debian 12 LXD setup failure was self-resolved: reporter had missed relogging after `usermod -a -G lxd` and re-initialising LXD/snapcraft. Issue closed in favour of the reporter's follow-up comment; no snapcraft code change was made. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed not a bug | Snapcraft’s Debian 12 LXD setup failure was traced to missed relogging and reinitialization steps. The reporter corrected the setup; no code fix was required. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed as user error. The author resolved the LXD setup and permission issues by relogging and reinitializing LXD and snapcraft. No code changes were required. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Abandoned after the author resolved initial LXD permission errors by relogging and reinitializing the environment, though a subsequent execution error appeared. Closed without maintainer intervention. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Resolved by author as user error. The reporter realized they forgot to relogin and reinitialize LXD and snapcraft after installation. The issue was closed without code changes. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed as user error. The author resolved initial LXD setup issues by relogging and reinitializing the environment, but encountered a new execution error. The issue was closed without code changes. |
Update history
No update history recorded yet.
Related work
-
Related To:
snapcraft (launchpad)#1865230
(confidence 35%)
Other report of LXD permission/group problems where the reporter likewise never confirmed lxd-group membership; same class of local setup issue rather than a code bug.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1912 lxd: unset SNAP to work-around LXD deb thinking it's a snap | snapcraft | closed | The SNAP-unset workaround for LP #1746612 was rejected and PR #1912 was closed unmerged; no Snapcraft fix landed. | |
| #1750642 Snapcraft fails in LXD container on Debian 9 | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed as stale in September 2026 because Debian 9 and the reported Snapcraft version were outdated; no fixing PR or commit was identified. |