Bug#616489: don't download the seven megabytes if it will only end up in "hash sums mismatch" please
Package: apt
Version: 0.8.11.5
This is so silly.
It downloads a full 7 megabytes.
Only to discover the hash sums mismatch.
What a waste of time.
It happens so often these days.
# apt-get update
Ign http://emacs.naquadah.org unstable/ InRelease
Hit http://emacs.naquadah.org unstable/ Release.gpg
Ign http://mozilla.debian.net experimental InRelease
Hit http://emacs.naquadah.org unstable/ Release
Hit http://ftp.tw.debian.org experimental InRelease
Hit http://ftp.tw.debian.org unstable InRelease
Hit http://emacs.naquadah.org unstable/ Packages
Get:1 http://ftp.tw.debian.org experimental/main i386 Packages [557 kB]
Hit http://mozilla.debian.net experimental Release.gpg
Hit http://mozilla.debian.net experimental Release
Hit http://mozilla.debian.net experimental/iceweasel-4.0 i386 Packages
Ign http://emacs.naquadah.org unstable/ Translation-en
Ign http://mozilla.debian.net experimental/iceweasel-4.0 TranslationIndex
Ign http://mozilla.debian.net experimental/iceweasel-4.0 Translation-en
Hit http://ftp.tw.debian.org experimental/contrib i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://ftp.tw.debian.org experimental/non-free i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://ftp.tw.debian.org experimental/contrib TranslationIndex
Ign http://ftp.tw.debian.org experimental/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://ftp.tw.debian.org experimental/non-free TranslationIndex
Get:2 http://ftp.tw.debian.org unstable/main i386 Packages [6,998 kB]
Hit http://ftp.tw.debian.org unstable/contrib i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Hit http://ftp.tw.debian.org unstable/non-free i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Ign http://ftp.tw.debian.org unstable/contrib TranslationIndex
Hit http://ftp.tw.debian.org unstable/main TranslationIndex
Ign http://ftp.tw.debian.org unstable/non-free TranslationIndex
Hit http://ftp.tw.debian.org experimental/contrib i386 Packages
Ign http://ftp.tw.debian.org experimental/contrib Translation-en
Ign http://ftp.tw.debian.org experimental/main Translation-en
Ign http://ftp.tw.debian.org experimental/non-free Translation-en
Ign http://ftp.tw.debian.org unstable/contrib Translation-en
Ign http://ftp.tw.debian.org unstable/non-free Translation-en
Fetched 7,555 kB in 2min 34s (48.8 kB/s)
W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.tw.debian.org_debian_dists_experimental_main_binary-i386_Packages Hash Sum mismatch
W: Failed to fetch bzip2:/var/lib/apt/lists/partial/ftp.tw.debian.org_debian_dists_unstable_main_binary-i386_Packages Hash Sum mismatch
E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.
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