### Bug Description Snapcraft currently relies on `libapt` being available from the base snap, which it has been by accident, we corrected this recently (on core22 and core24 that are in beta/candidate) and then it was reported that Snapcraft now fails to install due to its configure hook importing `apt` which unfortunately relies on `libapt` being available. Furthermore this library has just been taking up space in the base. We think this is unfortunate due to the fact that snaps are supposed to work in a snap-only system, where `apt` might not even be part of the equation. Right now it may not be a huge problem, but as we move towards a more snap-focused future, this seems very odd, and we would like for Snapcraft to be able to install on a system where `apt` is not available in the base snap. ### To Reproduce ``` $ sudo snap install core22 --candidate $ sudo snap install snapcraft --classic ``` ### Environment Ubuntu systems that use snap ### snapcraft.yaml ```yaml N/A ``` ### Relevant log output ```shell $ sudo snap install --classic snapcraft error: cannot perform the following tasks: - Run configure hook of "snapcraft" snap if present (run hook "configure": ----- 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) -----) ``` ``` ### Additional context Original bug report in core-base: https://github.com/canonical/core-base/issues/283