Failed to add system user. Aborting

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OS Name/Version: Bazzite 44

Product Name/Version: AMP 2.7

Problem Description: during installation i get the error “Failed to add system user. Aborting…” and it doesn’t install anything after that.

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Steps to reproduce:

  • Step 1 type “bash <(curl -fsSL getamp.sh)” in console
  • Step 2 Follow the installation instructions up to the point of “Ready to install AMP. Press ENTER to continue or CTRL+C to cancel.”
  • Step 3 hit ENTER and recieve the error “Failed to add system user. Aborting…”

Actions taken to resolve so far: multiple attempts to retry installation, system restarts, OS updates