[Bug 1001376] [NEW] Error: Timeout was reached

[martin suc]

Public bug reported:

almost in 90 percent cases when I run 
apt-get upgrade
I have got error:
Error: Timeout was reached

but always all packages seem to be properly installed.

following did not help:
echo 'Acquire::http::Timeout "600";' > timeout


lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Release:	12.04


apt-cache policy apt
apt:
  Installed: 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10
  Candidate: 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10
  Version table:
 *** 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status


expected:
no timeout error

happened:
Error: Timeout was reached

** Affects: apt (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Error: Timeout was reached

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  almost in 90 percent cases when I run 
  apt-get upgrade
  I have got error:
  Error: Timeout was reached

  but always all packages seem to be properly installed.

  following did not help:
  echo 'Acquire::http::Timeout "600";' > timeout

  
  lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
  Release:	12.04

  
  apt-cache policy apt
  apt:
    Installed: 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10
    Candidate: 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10
    Version table:
   *** 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

  
  expected:
  no timeout error

  happened:
  Error: Timeout was reached

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