The dependency system in snapd is intentionally basic and it won't complain when uninstalling a dependency, because it has no way of knowing whether it's strictly required for the snap to work, or simply providing additional capabilities.
The fact that each snap ships everything they need is largely true, but for the exception of the platform snaps (such as gnome-3-28-1804) that contain a set of common libraries typically used by GNOME/GTK applications, which allows de-duplicating and consequently reducing the size of the snaps significantly. If you're interested in the details, I suggest reading https://snapcraft.io/docs/content-interface. I am not aware of a generic way to inspect a given snap's dependencies, other than installing it and observing which other content snaps get pulled in. ** Changed in: chromium-browser (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to chromium-browser in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1910821 Title: [snap] chromium fails to start with "/snap/chromium/1444/usr/lib /chromium-browser/chrome: error while loading shared libraries: libatk-1.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory" Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: When starting chromium from the command line, it fails to start with this error: /snap/chromium/1444/usr/lib/chromium-browser/chrome: error while loading shared libraries: libatk-1.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory This is on Ubuntu 20.04.1, upgraded from 18.04.5. However, libatk-1.0.so.0 is installed on the system: $ ldd /snap/chromium/1444/usr/lib/chromium-browser/chrome linux-vdso.so.1 (0x00007ffc60be9000) libffmpeg.so => /snap/chromium/1444/usr/lib/chromium-browser/libffmpeg.so (0x00007f7be29cb000) libdl.so.2 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdl.so.2 (0x00007f7be299d000) libpthread.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpthread.so.0 (0x00007f7be297a000) librt.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/librt.so.1 (0x00007f7be296f000) libgobject-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgobject-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f7be290f000) libglib-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libglib-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f7be27e6000) libnss3.so => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnss3.so (0x00007f7be2695000) libnssutil3.so => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnssutil3.so (0x00007f7be2662000) libsmime3.so => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsmime3.so (0x00007f7be2632000) libnspr4.so => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnspr4.so (0x00007f7be25f2000) libatk-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libatk-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f7be25c8000) libatk-bridge-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libatk-bridge-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f7be2591000) libX11.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11.so.6 (0x00007f7be2452000) libX11-xcb.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libX11-xcb.so.1 (0x00007f7be244d000) libxcb.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxcb.so.1 (0x00007f7be2423000) libcups.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcups.so.2 (0x00007f7be2388000) libfontconfig.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfontconfig.so.1 (0x00007f7be2341000) libdbus-1.so.3 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdbus-1.so.3 (0x00007f7be22f0000) libgio-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgio-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f7be210d000) libexpat.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libexpat.so.1 (0x00007f7be20df000) libdrm.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdrm.so.2 (0x00007f7be20cb000) libxkbcommon.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxkbcommon.so.0 (0x00007f7be2089000) libm.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libm.so.6 (0x00007f7be1f3a000) libXcomposite.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXcomposite.so.1 (0x00007f7be1f35000) libXdamage.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXdamage.so.1 (0x00007f7be1f2e000) libXext.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXext.so.6 (0x00007f7be1f19000) libXfixes.so.3 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXfixes.so.3 (0x00007f7be1f11000) libXrandr.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXrandr.so.2 (0x00007f7be1f04000) libgtk-3.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgtk-3.so.0 (0x00007f7be1753000) libgdk-3.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk-3.so.0 (0x00007f7be164e000) libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpangocairo-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f7be163a000) libpango-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpango-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f7be15eb000) libcairo.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo.so.2 (0x00007f7be14c8000) libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgdk_pixbuf-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f7be14a0000) libgbm.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgbm.so.1 (0x00007f7be148e000) libasound.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libasound.so.2 (0x00007f7be1393000) libatspi.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libatspi.so.0 (0x00007f7be135a000) libgcc_s.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcc_s.so.1 (0x00007f7be133f000) libc.so.6 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6 (0x00007f7be114d000) /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 (0x00007f7bec71d000) libffi.so.7 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libffi.so.7 (0x00007f7be1141000) libpcre.so.3 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcre.so.3 (0x00007f7be10ce000) libplc4.so => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libplc4.so (0x00007f7be10c7000) libplds4.so => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libplds4.so (0x00007f7be10c0000) libXau.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXau.so.6 (0x00007f7be10ba000) libXdmcp.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXdmcp.so.6 (0x00007f7be10b2000) libgssapi_krb5.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgssapi_krb5.so.2 (0x00007f7be1065000) libavahi-common.so.3 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavahi-common.so.3 (0x00007f7be1057000) libavahi-client.so.3 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libavahi-client.so.3 (0x00007f7be1042000) libgnutls.so.30 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgnutls.so.30 (0x00007f7be0e6c000) libz.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so.1 (0x00007f7be0e50000) libfreetype.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfreetype.so.6 (0x00007f7be0d91000) libuuid.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libuuid.so.1 (0x00007f7be0d88000) libsystemd.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libsystemd.so.0 (0x00007f7be0cd9000) libgmodule-2.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgmodule-2.0.so.0 (0x00007f7be0cd1000) libmount.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libmount.so.1 (0x00007f7be0c71000) libselinux.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libselinux.so.1 (0x00007f7be0c46000) libresolv.so.2 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libresolv.so.2 (0x00007f7be0c2a000) libXrender.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXrender.so.1 (0x00007f7be0a20000) libXi.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXi.so.6 (0x00007f7be0a0c000) libcairo-gobject.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcairo-gobject.so.2 (0x00007f7be0a00000) libepoxy.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libepoxy.so.0 (0x00007f7be08cd000) libfribidi.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfribidi.so.0 (0x00007f7be08b0000) libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpangoft2-1.0.so.0 (0x00007f7be0897000) libharfbuzz.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libharfbuzz.so.0 (0x00007f7be0792000) libXinerama.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXinerama.so.1 (0x00007f7be078b000) libXcursor.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libXcursor.so.1 (0x00007f7be077e000) libwayland-cursor.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwayland-cursor.so.0 (0x00007f7be0773000) libwayland-egl.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwayland-egl.so.1 (0x00007f7be076e000) libwayland-client.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwayland-client.so.0 (0x00007f7be075d000) libthai.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libthai.so.0 (0x00007f7be0750000) libpixman-1.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpixman-1.so.0 (0x00007f7be06a9000) libpng16.so.16 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpng16.so.16 (0x00007f7be0671000) libxcb-shm.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxcb-shm.so.0 (0x00007f7be066c000) libxcb-render.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxcb-render.so.0 (0x00007f7be065d000) libwayland-server.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libwayland-server.so.0 (0x00007f7be0645000) libbsd.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libbsd.so.0 (0x00007f7be062b000) libkrb5.so.3 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libkrb5.so.3 (0x00007f7be054e000) libk5crypto.so.3 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libk5crypto.so.3 (0x00007f7be051d000) libcom_err.so.2 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libcom_err.so.2 (0x00007f7be0516000) libkrb5support.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libkrb5support.so.0 (0x00007f7be0505000) libp11-kit.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libp11-kit.so.0 (0x00007f7be03cf000) libidn2.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libidn2.so.0 (0x00007f7be03ae000) libunistring.so.2 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libunistring.so.2 (0x00007f7be022c000) libtasn1.so.6 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libtasn1.so.6 (0x00007f7be0216000) libnettle.so.7 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnettle.so.7 (0x00007f7be01dc000) libhogweed.so.5 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libhogweed.so.5 (0x00007f7be01a2000) libgmp.so.10 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgmp.so.10 (0x00007f7be011e000) liblzma.so.5 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblzma.so.5 (0x00007f7be00f5000) liblz4.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/liblz4.so.1 (0x00007f7be00d4000) libgcrypt.so.20 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgcrypt.so.20 (0x00007f7bdffb6000) libblkid.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libblkid.so.1 (0x00007f7bdff5d000) libpcre2-8.so.0 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libpcre2-8.so.0 (0x00007f7bdfecd000) libgraphite2.so.3 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgraphite2.so.3 (0x00007f7bdfea0000) libdatrie.so.1 => /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdatrie.so.1 (0x00007f7bdfe96000) libkeyutils.so.1 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libkeyutils.so.1 (0x00007f7bdfe8f000) libgpg-error.so.0 => /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libgpg-error.so.0 (0x00007f7bdfe6a000) I don't like being forced to use a snap that doesn't even work properly. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: chromium-browser 1:85.0.4183.83-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-60.67-generic 5.4.78 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-60-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.14 Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: MATE Date: Fri Jan 8 22:29:22 2021 DiskUsage: Filesystem Type Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/sdb1 ext4 914G 852G 52G 95% /home tmpfs tmpfs 7.8G 207M 7.6G 3% /dev/shm /dev/sdb1 ext4 914G 852G 52G 95% /home InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-09 (1613 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719) MachineType: ASUS All Series ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-5.4.0-60-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname-root ro verbose Snap.Changes: ID Status Spawn Ready Summary 2 Done 2021-01-08T12:47:44+01:00 2021-01-08T12:49:13+01:00 Install "chromium" snap 4 Done 2021-01-08T12:49:13+01:00 2021-01-08T12:49:16+01:00 Connect chromium:password-manager-service to snapd:password-manager-service Snap.ChromeDriverVersion: Error: command ['snap', 'run', 'chromium.chromedriver', '--version'] failed with exit code 127: /snap/chromium/1444/usr/lib/chromium-browser/chromedriver: error while loading shared libraries: libX11-xcb.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory Snap.ChromiumVersion: Error: command ['snap', 'run', 'chromium', '--version'] failed with exit code 127: /snap/chromium/1444/usr/lib/chromium-browser/chrome: error while loading shared libraries: libatk-1.0.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory SourcePackage: chromium-browser UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2021-01-08 (0 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 08/15/2014 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 2103 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: Z87-PLUS dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2103:bd08/15/2014:svnASUS:pnAllSeries:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnZ87-PLUS:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.family: ASUS MB dmi.product.name: All Series dmi.product.sku: All dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: ASUS To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1910821/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

