[Bug 1200955] Re: apt-get update fails to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net

[Juhani Numminen]

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** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

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Title:
  apt-get update fails to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  OS: Ubuntu Release 12.04 (precise) 64-bit, Kernel Linux
  3.2.0-49-generic, GNOME 3.4.2

  Failure occurs on any ppa I've tested so far.
  Sample: W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/team-xbmc/ppa/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-amd64/Packages  403  Forbidden

  I can successfully ping/resolve ppa.launchpad.net

  bug: #1185159 Failing to fetch https sources with apt-get update
  appears to be very similar

  apt:
    Installed: 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.10
    Candidate: 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.10
    Version table:
   *** 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.10 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main amd64 Packages
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10 0
          500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main amd64 Packages

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