[Bug 1635179] [NEW] aptitude hangs after updating the package list

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Public bug reported:

This is pretty much the same bug as https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-
bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=838560, except no -u flag is necessary.

Reproduction:
1. Open aptitude
2. Attempt to update the package list with 'u'
3. One of the requests 404s
4. Aptitude hangs at "loading cache", no progress bar is shown on screen

Removing the offending entries from the sources list means Aptitude no
longer hangs.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: aptitude 0.8.3-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-21.23-generic 4.8.0
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-21-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Thu Oct 20 11:14:25 2016
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-02 (352 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
SourcePackage: aptitude
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-09-30 (19 days ago)

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


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug yakkety

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Title:
  aptitude hangs after updating the package list

Status in aptitude package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This is pretty much the same bug as https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-
  bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=838560, except no -u flag is necessary.

  Reproduction:
  1. Open aptitude
  2. Attempt to update the package list with 'u'
  3. One of the requests 404s
  4. Aptitude hangs at "loading cache", no progress bar is shown on screen

  Removing the offending entries from the sources list means Aptitude no
  longer hangs.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
  Package: aptitude 0.8.3-1ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-21.23-generic 4.8.0
  Uname: Linux 4.8.0-21-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Thu Oct 20 11:14:25 2016
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-02 (352 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
  SourcePackage: aptitude
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-09-30 (19 days ago)

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