This appears to be related to apt-cacher-ng. I just had it happening on a Hardy machine, and after removing the "Acquire::http { Proxy "http://127.0.0.1:3142"; };" config to use apt- cacher-ng, it worked out ok.
** Changed in: packagekit (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Also affects: apt-cacher-ng (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- KPackageKit fails to download ddebs: 403 Forbidden https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/575327 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs