I had the incomplete line in /etc/hosts as well (intrepid upgraded from hardy). Anyway, the update of alsa-utils fixed the shutdown hang for me (I added the missing "localhost" to /etc/hosts anyway).
-- ipv6 /etc/hosts missing localhost hostname https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/301430 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
