[Bug 451053] Re: aptitude update returns 255 although new packages are available

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[Expired for aptitude (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60
days.]

** Changed in: aptitude (Ubuntu)
       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  aptitude update returns 255 although new packages are available

Status in “aptitude” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: aptitude

  aptitude update sometimes returns 255 and thus breaking
  $ aptitude update && aptitude safe-upgrade

  example output:

  [root at localhost:~]$ aptitude update && aptitude safe-upgrade 
  Treffer http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release.gpg
  Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Translation-de     
  Hole:1 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release.gpg [189B]           
  Treffer http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Translation-de         
  Treffer http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Translation-de   
  Hole:2 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic Release.gpg [307B]               
  Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main Translation-de                 
  Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Translation-de
  Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/universe Translation-de
  Ign http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Translation-de
  Treffer http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security Release
  Hole:3 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic Release [66,0kB]
  Treffer http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Translation-de         
  Treffer http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/main Packages
  Treffer http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Translation-de
  Treffer http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release.gpg
  Hole:4 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main Packages [3.275B]
  Treffer http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/restricted Packages        
  Treffer http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/universe Packages
  Treffer http://security.ubuntu.com karmic-security/multiverse Packages
  Ign http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Translation-de
  Ign http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Translation-de
  Ign http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/universe Translation-de
  Ign http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Translation-de
  Hole:5 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic Release [65,9kB]
  Treffer http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates Release
  Hole:6 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages [1.357kB]
  Hole:7 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/restricted Packages [7.325B]
  Hole:8 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages [5.135kB]
  Hole:9 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/multiverse Packages [195kB]                                                                                                                                        
  Treffer http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main Packages                                                                                                                                             
  Treffer http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/restricted Packages                                                                                                                                       
  Treffer http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/universe Packages                                                                                                                                         
  Treffer http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/multiverse Packages                                                                                                                                       
  6.831kB wurden in 11s heruntergeladen (579kB/s)                                                                                                                                                               
  Paketlisten werden gelesen... Fertig

  Aktueller Status: 3 Aktualisierungen [+3].
  [root at localhost:~]$ echo $?
  255

  ProblemType: Bug
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Wed Oct 14 09:27:32 2009
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  Package: aptitude 0.4.11.11-1ubuntu6
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=de_DE.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-13.45-generic
  SourcePackage: aptitude
  Uname: Linux 2.6.31-13-generic i686

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