This is not limited to the oo packages or the -proposed pocket, although that case is very obvious and should be easy to reproduce. Also viewing the latest linux-libc-dev in lucid-updates gives a delay, but it is sub- second.
$ apt-cache policy linux-libc-dev linux-libc-dev: Installed: 2.6.32-24.41 Candidate: 2.6.32-25.43 Version table: 2.6.32-25.43 0 500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/main Packages 2.6.32-24.42 0 500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages *** 2.6.32-24.41 0 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 2.6.32-21.32 0 500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages -- goes wild when selecting latest proposed oo packages https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/628657 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