I tried to do a clean install in a VM with the current daily install media and managed to reproduce the problem.
The Firefox preinst script was stuck in its loop calling "snap info firefox", so I opened a shell with "sudo chroot /proc/$pid/root" and ran the same command. That led to a panic that I've attached below. The panic occurs when it is trying to get the caller's home directory, picking the sudo user in preference: https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/blob/6541efe9d6daad221447a2220c6de544b1741f46/client/login.go#L97-L100 The called function checks the SUDO_USER environment variable: https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/blob/6541efe9d6daad221447a2220c6de544b1741f46/osutil/user.go#L309-L347 The /proc/$pid/environ file shows that the preinst script is being run with SUDO_USER=ubuntu, which is essentially the same environment I happened to create with "sudo chroot". The user lookup fails because there is no user by that name in the file system being set up for the install. ** Attachment added: "Output of "snap info firefox"" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1965805/+attachment/5572359/+files/snap.log -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1965805 Title: Ubiquity failure - Error while installing packages Ubuntu Jammy To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1965805/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
