This was fixed in Debian hostname 2.97, now merged into Ubuntu Lucid.
hostname (2.97) unstable; urgency=low
* New maintainer, closes: #543892
* Bumped Standards-Version to 3.8.3, no changes needed.
* Do not print trailing blank for option -a, closes: #390527
* Refer to correct init file,
Further to the last comment, options inet6 breaks ntp, so this isn't a
workable solution given the importance of ntp in the Ubuntu set-up.
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hostname not IPv6 compliant
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/307604
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After looking around, it appears the issue is solved if you put
options inet6 in the resolv.conf. Not sure why that would be
necessary. Is this a policy decision?
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hostname not IPv6 compliant
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