Cargo can't execute process on Ubuntu 20.04

Problem

Using cargo run on a new binary Cargo project with a new install of rustup / Cargo results in error message:

error: could not execute process `target/debug/<project name>` (never executed)

Steps

1. Install the minimal installation of Ubuntu.
2. Install cargo and rustup.
3. Create a new project using cargo new
4. Install build-essentials using sudo apt install build-essentials
5. cargo run

Possible Solution(s)

Notes

Output of cargo version:
cargo 1.45.1 (f242df6 2020-07-22)

Minimal installation of Ubuntu 20.04 with build-essentials, VS Code, rustup, Cargo. I am on rustc version 1.45.2

[ehuss]

Unfortunately Cargo is not showing the underlying error message (I posted a fix for that in #8627).

Can you try running the executable manually and see if it works? That is, just execute target/debug/foo.

Yes, it works. I reinstalled Ubuntu and the problem seemed to be fixed.

[ehuss]

Since it sounds like this is resolved, I'm going to close.