[Bug 1342838] [NEW] Apt indexes can expire quickly, cause failures

[Nicholas Skaggs]

Public bug reported:

autopkgtest depends on apt indexes on the target being up to date. This
can cause failures when the indexes change, especially when tracking a
development release with frequent updates.

At the least, I would request a small note when this error occurs that
would inform the user to update the apt indexes on the target, then try
running adt-run again.

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

** Description changed:

- autopkgtest depends on apt indexes on the device being up to date. This
+ autopkgtest depends on apt indexes on the target being up to date. This
  can cause failures when the indexes change, especially when tracking a
  development release with frequent updates.
  
- 
- At the least, I would request a small note when this error occurs that would inform the user to update the apt indexes on the target, then try running adt-run again.
+ At the least, I would request a small note when this error occurs that
+ would inform the user to update the apt indexes on the target, then try
+ running adt-run again.

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Title:
  Apt indexes can expire quickly, cause failures

Status in “autopkgtest” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  autopkgtest depends on apt indexes on the target being up to date.
  This can cause failures when the indexes change, especially when
  tracking a development release with frequent updates.

  At the least, I would request a small note when this error occurs that
  would inform the user to update the apt indexes on the target, then
  try running adt-run again.

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