This bug was fixed in the package apt - 0.7.24ubuntu1

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apt (0.7.24ubuntu1) lucid; urgency=low

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc:
    - include df -l output in the apport log as well (thanks to
      tjaalton)
  * apt-pkg/packagemanager.cc:
    - add output about pre-depends configuring when debug::pkgPackageManager
      is used
  * methods/https.cc:
    - fix incorrect use of CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, closes: #497983, LP: #354972
      thanks to Brian Thomason for the patch
  * merge lp:~mvo/apt/netrc branch, this adds support for a
    /etc/apt/auth.conf that can be used to store username/passwords
    in a "netrc" style file (with the extension that it supports "/"
    in a machine definition). Based on the maemo git branch.

  [ Brian Murray ]
  * apt-pkg/depcache.cc, apt-pkg/indexcopy.cc:
    - typo fix (LP: #462328)

apt (0.7.24) unstable; urgency=low

  [ Nicolas François ]
  * Cleaned up the first patch draft from KURASAWA Nozomu to finally
    get po4a support for translating the man pages.
    Many thanks to both for this excellent work! (Closes: #441608)
  * doc/ja/*, doc/po/ja.po:
    - remove the old ja man page translation and replace it with
      the new po4a-powered translation by KURASAWA Nozomu.
  * doc/*.?.xml (manpages):
    - add contrib to author tags and also add refmiscinfo to fix warnings
  * doc/style.txt, buildlib/defaults.mak, buildlib/manpage.mak:
    - fix a few typos in the comments of this files

  [ Michael Vogt ]
  * apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc:
    - when tcgetattr() returns non-zero skip all pty magic
      (thanks to Simon Richter, closes: #509866)
  * apt-inst/contrib/arfile.cc:
    - show propper error message for Invalid archive members

  [ David Kalnischkies ]
  * doc/Doxyfile.in:
    - update file with doxygen 1.6.1 (current unstable)
    - activate DOT_MULTI_TARGETS, it is default on since doxygen 1.5.9
  * buildlib/po4a_manpage.mak, doc/makefile, configure:
    - simplify the makefiles needed for po4a manpages
  * apt-pkg/contrib/configuration.cc:
    - add a helper to easily get a vector of strings from the config
  * apt-pkg/contrib/strutl.cc:
    - replace unknown multibytes with ? in UTF8ToCharset (Closes: #545208)
  * doc/apt-get.8.xml:
    - fix two little typos in the --simulate description. (Closes: #545059)
  * apt-pkg/aptconfiguration.cc, doc/apt.conf.5.xml:
    - add an order subgroup to the compression types to simplify reordering
      a bit and improve the documentation for this option group.
  * doc/apt.conf.5.xml:
    - document the Acquire::http::Dl-Limit option
    - try to be crystal clear about the usage of :: and {} (Closes: #503481)
  * doc/apt-cache.8.xml:
    - clarify the note for the pkgnames command (Closes: #547599)
  * doc/apt.ent, all man pages:
    - move the description of files to globally usable entities
  * doc/apt_preferences.5.xml:
    - document the new preferences.d folder (Closes: #544017)
  * methods/rred.cc:
    - add at the top without failing (by Bernhard R. Link, Closes: #545694)
  * buildlib/sizetable:
    - add amd64 for cross building (by Mikhail Gusarov, Closes: #513058)
  * debian/prerm:
    - remove file as nobody will upgrade from 0.4.10 anymore
  * debian/control:
    - remove gnome-apt suggestion as it was removed from debian
  * apt-pkg/deb/dpkgpm.cc, apt-pkg/packagemanager.cc, apt-pkg/orderlist.cc:
    - add and document _experimental_ options to make (aggressive)
      use of dpkg's trigger and configuration handling (Closes: #473461)
  * cmdline/apt-get.cc:
    - ignore versions that are not candidates when selecting a package
      instead of a virtual one (by Marius Vollmer, Closes: #547788)

  [ Christian Perrier ]
  * doc/fr/*, doc/po/fr.po:
    - remove the old fr man page translation and replace it with
      the new po4a-powered translation
  * doc/de: dropped (translation is too incomplete to be useful in
      the transition to the po4a-powered translations)
 -- Michael Vogt <email address hidden>   Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:27:26 +0100