Public bug report changed: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/5614 Comment: OK, I have found how to repeat this problem. It occurs when I Cntl-C out of e.g. an apt-get update or upgrade. Then the next time I do an apt- get it stops at the point where I did the Cntl-C. The problem goes away when I do an "/etc/init.d/apt-proxy restart"