Bug#1078608: apt update silently leaves old index data
Lee Garrett <[email protected]> Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:49:44 +0200
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I can confirm that it happened on my one machine with packagekit installed. It's slightly concerning since this is installed on a default desktop (gnome-core -> packagekit) and causes the package index to silently become stale and the machine not get security updates anymore. FWIW, this is also a fairly common occurrence on the #debian IRC channel. Usually because some package installation fails due to not existing in that version anymore.