Public bug reported: The recent security update make it easy to trigger debian bug #710924 - i.e. apt does not deal well with 416 requests from the remote server.
TEST CASE: 1 install latest apt from security 2 run sudo apt-get update 3 run sudo apt-get update again and ctrl somewhere in the middle 4 run sudo apt-get update again 5 verify that you get either 404 or 416 errors 6 install the updated version from prospoed 7 verify that sudo apt-get update works now 8 verify that steps 2-4 do not lead to a failure ** Affects: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: High Status: Fix Released ** Affects: apt (Ubuntu Lucid) Importance: High Status: In Progress ** Affects: apt (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: High Status: In Progress ** Also affects: apt (Ubuntu Lucid) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: apt (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Lucid) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Lucid) Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Precise) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu Precise) Importance: Undecided => High -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to apt in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1382401 Title: Easy to trigger 404/416 errors after recent security update Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “apt” source package in Lucid: In Progress Status in “apt” source package in Precise: In Progress Bug description: The recent security update make it easy to trigger debian bug #710924 - i.e. apt does not deal well with 416 requests from the remote server. TEST CASE: 1 install latest apt from security 2 run sudo apt-get update 3 run sudo apt-get update again and ctrl somewhere in the middle 4 run sudo apt-get update again 5 verify that you get either 404 or 416 errors 6 install the updated version from prospoed 7 verify that sudo apt-get update works now 8 verify that steps 2-4 do not lead to a failure To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1382401/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp