Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: update-manager
If the /var/lib/apt/available file is corrupted, the update-manager will
silently abort the installation of new packages and update the list
instead.
This was a bit confusing at first because no error was given. Only by
running apt-get upgrade did I find out that the avail data was corupted
and a quick dpkg --clear-avail solved the problem.
Expected behaviour would be to either give an error on detection of
corrupt data or to silently fix the error.
The current behaviour can render it imposible to update the system via
update-manager alone and as such could be a slight security risk for
non-expert users.
** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
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Update manager fails to notice corrupted avail data
https://launchpad.net/bugs/69542
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