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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  E: Method gave invalid 103 Redirect message

Status in apt package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Sometimes when running `apt update` or equivalent, the progress stops
  with error "E: Method gave invalid 103 Redirect message". This seems
  to happen especially when http:://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt is
  used.

  Current sources.list on this laptop is below. This happens with other
  my devices running Ubuntu too which sources.list is
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Mikaela/shell-
  things/a5c9156eb41826e3c2cb05ce09f9981d01ce979d/etc/apt/sources.list/15.04

  ```
  # See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
  # newer versions of the distribution.
  deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt vivid main restricted universe multiverse

  ## Major bug fix updates produced after the final vivid of the
  ## distribution.
  deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt vivid-updates main restricted universe multiverse

  ## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
  ## extensively as that contained in the main vivid, although it includes
  ## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
  ## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
  ## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
  deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt vivid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
  deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt vivid-security main restricted universe multiverse
  deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu vivid-security main restricted universe multiverse
  deb-src mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt vivid main restricted universe multiverse
  deb-src mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt vivid-updates main restricted universe multiverse
  deb-src mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt vivid-backports main restricted universe multiverse
  deb-src mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt vivid-security main restricted universe multiverse
  deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu vivid-security main restricted universe multiverse

  ## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
  ## 'partner' repository.
  ## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
  ## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
  deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu vivid partner
  deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu vivid partner

  # https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingProgramCrash
  # sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 428D7C01
  deb http://ddebs.ubuntu.com vivid main restricted universe multiverse
  deb http://ddebs.ubuntu.com vivid-updates main restricted universe multiverse
  # Ignore unless you have enabled proposed below
  #deb http://ddebs.ubuntu.com vivid-proposed main restricted universe multiverse

  # https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed
  #deb mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt vivid-proposed main restricted universe multiverse
  #deb-src mirror://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt vivid-proposed main restricted universe multiverse
  ```

  This has been happening for a long time, possibly years and I was
  surprised that I wasn't able to find bug report by searching bugs for
  package "apt" with search term "103" redirect.

  I have learned that workaround for this issue is `cd
  /var/lib/apt/lists;rm *;cd partial;rm *;cd`.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
  Package: apt 1.0.9.7ubuntu4
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-25.26-generic 3.19.8-ckt2
  Uname: Linux 3.19.0-25-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop:
   
  Date: Tue Jul 28 19:25:58 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-07-14 (14 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422.1)
  SourcePackage: apt
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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