I'm not sure what sets the package lists - I suspect ubuiqity... I thought this was a very good point when it was raised to me, which is why I encouraged this bug to be filed.
** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: apt => None Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- Default sources.list file has source packages enabled by default https://launchpad.net/bugs/74747 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs