Having the same issue when attempting to run the hello-world snap on a fresh server.
Also spawns a <defunct> process: root 11006 3.6 1.1 238972 23892 ? Ssl 09:16 0:01 /usr/lib/snapd/snapd root 11020 1.1 0.0 4508 784 ? S 09:16 0:00 \_ /bin/sh -e /snap/core/1441/meta/hooks/configure root 11029 0.0 0.0 0 0 ? Zl 09:16 0:00 \_ [snapctl] <defunct> -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1673835 Title: core update blocks on configure hook To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/snapd/+bug/1673835/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs