Public bug reported:
Unable to run any snap app on Ubuntu. Running install app results in
'dropping privs did not work' error.
Testcase: VLC app
$ snap install vlc
vlc 3.0.1-4-g14a4897 from 'videolan' installed
$ snap list
Name Version Rev Developer Notes
core 16-2.31.2 4206 canonical core
vlc 3.0.1-4-g14a4897 190 videolan -
$ vlc
dropping privs did not work: Invalid argument
$ which vlc
/snap/bin/vlc
$ df -h
<sniped>
/dev/loop0 82M 82M 0 100% /snap/core/4206
/dev/loop1 181M 181M 0 100% /snap/vlc/190
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: snapd 2.29.4.2+17.10 [modified:
usr/share/dbus-1/services/io.snapcraft.Launcher.service]
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-37.42-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-37-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Sun Apr 1 18:28:55 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-03-22 (1835 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
ProcEnviron:
TERM=xterm-256color
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: snapd
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
** Affects: snapd (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug artful wayland-session
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