[Bug 1001376] Re: Error: Timeout was reached

[Axel Beckert]

This is very likely caused by packagekit's APT hook talking over dbus.
See http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=729527 for more
details.

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #729527
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=729527

** Also affects: apt (Debian) via
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=729527
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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Title:
  Error: Timeout was reached

Status in “apt” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “apt” package in Debian:
  Unknown

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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