Cant install 5.16.6.382 on Ubuntu: N: Download is performed unsandboxed as root ...

[JimAvera]

I can't install the latest linux client (5.16.6.382) on Ubuntu 23.04.  The install seems to work until ending with this error:

N: Download is performed unsandboxed as root as file '/home/jima/ptmp/downloads/zoom_amd64.deb' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied)

 I tried installing using "sudo dpkg -i zoom_amd64.deb' and it seemed to succeed but the zoom client silently exits (with zero status) immediately without displaying anything.

Does anyone know what to do?

$ sudo apt install /home/jima/ptmp/downloads/zoom_amd64.deb
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'zoom' instead of '/home/jima/ptmp/downloads/zoom_amd64.deb'
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  zoom
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 113 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/186 MB of archives.
After this operation, 673 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 /home/jima/ptmp/downloads/zoom_amd64.deb zoom amd64 5.16.6.382 [186 MB]
Selecting previously unselected package zoom.
(Reading database ... 325617 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../ptmp/downloads/zoom_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking zoom (5.16.6.382) ...
Setting up zoom (5.16.6.382) ...
run post install script, action is configure...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1.1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (2.2-1) ...
Processing triggers for mailcap (3.70+nmu1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.26-1ubuntu5) ...

N: Download is performed unsandboxed as root as file '/home/jima/ptmp/downloads/zoom_amd64.deb' couldn't be accessed by user '_apt'. - pkgAcquire::Run (13: Permission denied)

[EdgyVini]

I really wish the Zoom "Empire" or Zoom staff answered this !  I am updating two of my computers and have the identical problem.  !!!

[EdgyVini]

Try this link that might explain the fix  https://orcacore.com/fix-apt-error-download-is-performed-unsandboxed-as-root/   OR   

If you face this error message during your installation or updates, you can follow these steps and solve the issue.

sudo vi /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/10sandbox

Add the following line to the file:

APT::Sandbox::User "root";

Then save and close the editor, and try again to update or upgrade your Debian/Ubuntu with the APT command.