For the last few weeks, I have been unable to perform any updates on "Ubuntu Software", nor have I been able to update new software via snap. I can assume it is all related to the same systemctl snap mount error message, shown below:
$ sudo snap refresh
[sudo] password for ryanalexander:
error: cannot perform the following tasks:
- Mount snap "snapd" (18357) (systemctl command [start snap-snapd-18357.mount] failed with exit status 1: ERROR:systemctl:start not implemented for unit type: snap-snapd-18357.mount
)
Another example, when I was downloading vscode. Notice the similarity:
$ sudo snap install code --classic
error: cannot perform the following tasks:
- Mount snap "core" (14784) (systemctl command [start snap-core-14784.mount] failed with exit status 1: ERROR:systemctl:start not implemented for unit type: snap-core-14784.mount
)
I haven't been able to find anyone with a similar issue, the only thing I could find with the same error message was this, which was resolved by updating snapd. This is the message I see when attempting to update snapd via the Ubuntu Software GUI:
Unable to update snapd:
Cannot perform the following tasks:
and that's it. I have an image of the error popup that I can add on here as well. Interestingly, sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
run normally.
For reference, here are my system specs using neofetch
:
Neofetch specs image
$ neofetch
.-/+oossssoo+/-. ryanalexander@ryanalexander-ThinkPad
`:+ssssssssssssssssss+:` ------------------------------------
-+ssssssssssssssssssyyssss+- OS: Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS x86_64
.ossssssssssssssssssdMMMNysssso. Host: 20HHCTO1WW ThinkPad P51
/ssssssssssshdmmNNmmyNMMMMhssssss/ Kernel: 5.15.0-60-generic
+ssssssssshmydMMMMMMMNddddyssssssss+ Uptime: 1 hour, 40 mins
/sssssssshNMMMyhhyyyyhmNMMMNhssssssss/ Packages: 3127 (dpkg), 14 (snap)
.ssssssssdMMMNhsssssssssshNMMMdssssssss. Shell: bash 5.0.17
+sssshhhyNMMNyssssssssssssyNMMMysssssss+ Resolution: 1920x1080
ossyNMMMNyMMhsssssssssssssshmmmhssssssso DE: GNOME
ossyNMMMNyMMhsssssssssssssshmmmhssssssso WM: Mutter
+sssshhhyNMMNyssssssssssssyNMMMysssssss+ WM Theme: Adwaita
.ssssssssdMMMNhsssssssssshNMMMdssssssss. Theme: Yaru [GTK2/3]
/sssssssshNMMMyhhyyyyhdNMMMNhssssssss/ Icons: Yaru [GTK2/3]
+sssssssssdmydMMMMMMMMddddyssssssss+ Terminal: x-terminal-emul
/ssssssssssshdmNNNNmyNMMMMhssssss/ CPU: Intel i7-7700HQ (8) @ 3.800GHz
.ossssssssssssssssssdMMMNysssso. GPU: Intel HD Graphics 630
-+sssssssssssssssssyyyssss+- GPU: NVIDIA Quadro M1200 Mobile
`:+ssssssssssssssssss+:` Memory: 6874MiB / 15732MiB
.-/+oossssoo+/-.