Snap Install not working - hangs/no-output

[nayan-shrivastava-dazn]

Description

Hi, We are using snap to install node - sudo snap install node --classic --channel=${{ inputs.node_version }}
during the github workflow run, The command just stops and operation is cancelled after 15 mins of timeout. After rerun it sometime works.

Operating System
Ubuntu - 22.04.5 LTS
Runner Image
Image: ubuntu-22.04
Version: 20241201.1.0

Platforms affected

• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions - Standard Runners
• GitHub Actions - Larger Runners

Runner images affected

• Ubuntu 20.04
• Ubuntu 22.04
• Ubuntu 24.04
• macOS 12
• macOS 13
• macOS 13 Arm64
• macOS 14
• macOS 14 Arm64
• macOS 15
• macOS 15 Arm64
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022

Image version and build link

20241201.1.0

Is it regression?

no idea

Expected behavior

It should quickly install node and move on to next step

Actual behavior

stuck on this command, node install

Repro steps

sudo snap install node --classic --channel=${{ inputs.node_version }}
this command is being used in a GHA build step.

[kishorekumar-anchala]

Hi @nayan-shrivastava-dazn , Thankyou for raising the issue with us , we will look into the issue and update you on this Asap.

[hemanthmanga]

Hi @nayan-shrivastava-dazn, We appreciate your patience. Please attempt the workaround provided below, Hope it will resolve the issue. Thank you.

name: Install Node.js using Snap

on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  install-node:
    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
    steps:
      - name: Checkout repository
        uses: actions/checkout@v4

      - name: Install Node.js
        run: sudo snap install node --classic --channel=${{ inputs.node_version }}
        
      - name: Verify Node.js version
        run: node -v