Bug#1078608: fixed in apt 3.3.0

Ben Hutchings <[email protected]> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:25:27 +0200
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Control: found -1 2.6.1

On Mon, 18 May 2026 17:10:57 +0200 Julian Andres Klode <[email protected]> wro=
te:
> On Wed, May 06, 2026 at 12:35:05PM -0400, Jesse Rhodes wrote:
> > Would it be possible to backport this fix to apt 3.0 in stable? Volunte=
er
> > support for trixie includes a lot of telling people to run `apt distcle=
an`
> > to work around this bug.
>=20
> I'm not keen on touching the acquire code in stable releases given the
> severe regression potential without having said fixes in a stable
> release (whether Debian or Ubuntu) for a couple of months.

Do you think this fix has now proven itself enough to start backporting?

I just ran into this again in bookworm (unless there was another bug
with similar symptoms).

Ben.

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