Responding to comments #36 and #37, I can confirm that a xenial container (x1) in a xenial host can install snaps after you install squashfuse.
Without squashfuse: root@x1:~# snap install hello-world error: cannot perform the following tasks: - Mount snap "core" (3247) ([start snap-core-3247.mount] failed with exit status 1: Job for snap-core-3247.mount failed. See "systemctl status snap-core-3247.mount" and "journalctl -xe" for details. ) With squashfuse: (...) Preparing to unpack .../squashfuse_0.1.100-0ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking squashfuse (0.1.100-0ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.1) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ... Setting up squashfuse (0.1.100-0ubuntu1~ubuntu16.04.1) ... root@x1:~# snap install hello-world hello-world 6.3 from 'canonical' installed root@x1:~# -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1628289 Title: snapd should depend on squashfuse (for use in containers) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/snappy/+bug/1628289/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
