This is very likely caused by packagekit's APT hook talking over dbus. See http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=729527 for more details.
** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #729527 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=729527 ** Also affects: apt (Debian) via http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=729527 Importance: Unknown Status: Unknown -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1001376 Title: Error: Timeout was reached To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1001376/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs