We've had numerous reports on irc that making apt prefer gz is a better workaround for this issue (i.e. actually works, unlike some other things suggested above :)
apt-get -o 'Acquire::CompressionTypes::Order::="gz"' update Or add this to /etc/apt/apt.conf : Acquire::CompressionTypes::Order:: "gz"; Ben -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org