[Bug 1904769] [NEW] Installed chromium-browser does not work

[ralphb]

Public bug reported:

Since I need Chrome, I installed chromium-browser and snapd in aptitude.

But Chrome didn't appear in the menu, and launching it from the console
yields

cassiopeia ~ > chromium-browser

Command '/usr/bin/chromium-browser' requires the chromium snap to be installed.
Please install it with:

snap install chromium

cassiopeia ~ > snap install chromium
error: cannot communicate with server: Post http://localhost/v2/snaps/chromium: dial unix /run/snapd.socket: connect: no such file or directory

I would have thought that chromium-browser does install the chromium
snap.  So what does it mean, and how do I fix it?

** Affects: chromium-browser (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Package changed: systemd (Ubuntu) => chromium-browser (Ubuntu)

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Title:
  Installed chromium-browser does not work

Status in chromium-browser package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Since I need Chrome, I installed chromium-browser and snapd in
  aptitude.

  But Chrome didn't appear in the menu, and launching it from the
  console yields

  cassiopeia ~ > chromium-browser

  Command '/usr/bin/chromium-browser' requires the chromium snap to be installed.
  Please install it with:

  snap install chromium

  cassiopeia ~ > snap install chromium
  error: cannot communicate with server: Post http://localhost/v2/snaps/chromium: dial unix /run/snapd.socket: connect: no such file or directory

  I would have thought that chromium-browser does install the chromium
  snap.  So what does it mean, and how do I fix it?

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