$ sudo lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS
Release: 20.04
Codename: focal
$ sudo snap install openvswitch
error: snap "openvswitch" is not available on stable but is available to install on the following
channels:
edge snap install --edge openvswitch
Please be mindful pre-release channels may include features not completely tested or
implemented. Get more information with 'snap info openvswitch'.
$ sudo snap install --edge openvswitch
error: cannot perform the following tasks:
- Start snap "openvswitch" (14) services ([start snap.openvswitch.ovs-vswitchd.service] failed with exit status 1: Job for snap.openvswitch.ovs-vswitchd.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status snap.openvswitch.ovs-vswitchd.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.
$ sudo systemctl status snap.openvswitch.ovs-vswitchd.service
Unit snap.openvswitch.ovs-vswitchd.service could not be found.
$ sudo journalctl -xe
Jan 15 22:46:57 castle systemd[1]: Reloading.
Jan 15 22:46:57 castle systemd[1]: Reloading.
Jan 15 22:46:58 castle systemd[1736]: snap-openvswitch-14.mount: Succeeded.
-- Subject: Unit succeeded
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
--
-- The unit UNIT has successfully entered the 'dead' state.
Jan 15 22:46:58 castle systemd[1]: snap-openvswitch-14.mount: Succeeded.
-- Subject: Unit succeeded
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: http://www.ubuntu.com/support
--
-- The unit snap-openvswitch-14.mount has successfully entered the 'dead' state.
Jan 15 22:46:58 castle systemd[1]: Reloading.
Jan 15 22:46:59 castle systemd[1]: Reloading.
Jan 15 22:46:59 castle snapd[832]: handlers.go:511: Reported install problem for "openvswitch" as already-reported
### As you can see, openvswitch is not installed
$ sudo snap list
Name Version Rev Tracking Publisher Notes
core 16-2.52.1 11993 latest/stable canonical✓ core
core18 20210722 2128 latest/stable canonical✓ base
core20 20211129 1270 latest/stable canonical✓ base
docker 20.10.8 1125 latest/stable canonical✓ -
lxd 4.0.7 21029 4.0/stable/… canonical✓ -
postgresql10 10.4 47 latest/stable cmd✓ -
snapd 2.51.3 12704 latest/stable canonical✓ snapd
