Not at the time. I found a way to have a proper apt package installed and I want to live without snaps as much as possible, so now I have
$ apt policy chromium-browser chromium-browser: Installed: 87.0.4280.88-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.1~vaapi Candidate: 87.0.4280.88-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.1~vaapi Version table: 1:85.0.4183.83-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 500 500 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates/universe amd64 Packages *** 87.0.4280.88-0ubuntu0.20.04.1.1~vaapi 1337 1337 http://ppa.launchpad.net/xalt7x/chromium-deb-vaapi/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 80.0.3987.163-0ubuntu1 500 500 http://es.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/universe amd64 Packages instead of the fake package that installs a snap -- 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/1908999 Title: package chromium-browser (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: new chromium-browser package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: I uninstalled the chromium snap because it was downloading an upgrade and failing daily. After I did it I tried to install it again (with apt) and it tried to install a snap and failed, sending me here. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: chromium-browser (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-58.64-generic 5.4.73 Uname: Linux 5.4.0-58-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.14 AptOrdering: chromium-browser:amd64: Install NULL: ConfigurePending Architecture: amd64 CasperMD5CheckResult: skip Date: Tue Dec 22 11:50:14 2020 ErrorMessage: new chromium-browser package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-11 (1106 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018) Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.5, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2 PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3 apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.2 SourcePackage: chromium-browser Title: package chromium-browser (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: new chromium-browser package pre-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-10-10 (72 days ago) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1908999/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp