[Bug 42835] Re: apt-get E: Method http has died unexpectedly!

[Ivan Zakharyaschev]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 385144 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/385144

** This bug is no longer a duplicate of bug 39990
   segmentation fault in wins name resolution
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 385144
   apt-get dies with "E: Method http has died unexpectedly!"

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Title:
  apt-get E: Method http has died unexpectedly!

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: apt

  Starting today on Dapper I'm getting this:

  matt at Newcastle:~$ sudo apt-get update
  Password:
  Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper Release.gpg [189B]
  Get:2 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper-updates Release.gpg [189B]
  Get:3 http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security Release.gpg [189B]
  Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com breezy-backports Release.gpg [189B]
  Ign http://users.musicbrainz.org dapper Release.gpg
  Get:5 http://archive.ubuntu.com dapper Release [34.8kB]
  Get:6 http://security.ubuntu.com dapper-security Release [19.6kB]
  E: Method http has died unexpectedly!

  
  Similar problem in synaptic.  Other programs have been randomly segfaulting on network connections as well for a few days (although synaptic was working in the meantime).

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