[Bug 996114] [NEW] aptitude -dy full-upgrade hangs after downloading packages

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Public bug reported:

Similar behaviour observed in #960728:

After "aptitude update; aptitude -dy full-upgrade", aptitude loops
spawning apt-check processes after downloading packages.

Even after rerunning aptitude -dy full-upgrade, it hangs:

---snip---
Need to get 0 B/19.6 MB of archives. After unpacking 20.5 kB will be used.
---snap---

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: aptitude 0.6.6-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.38-generic 3.2.16
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue May  8 02:42:44 2012
SourcePackage: aptitude
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-05 (63 days ago)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise

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Title:
  aptitude -dy full-upgrade hangs after downloading packages

Status in “aptitude” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Similar behaviour observed in #960728:

  After "aptitude update; aptitude -dy full-upgrade", aptitude loops
  spawning apt-check processes after downloading packages.

  Even after rerunning aptitude -dy full-upgrade, it hangs:

  ---snip---
  Need to get 0 B/19.6 MB of archives. After unpacking 20.5 kB will be used.
  ---snap---

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: aptitude 0.6.6-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.38-generic 3.2.16
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue May  8 02:42:44 2012
  SourcePackage: aptitude
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-03-05 (63 days ago)

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