Attached is the relevant bzr part for the fix as a patch. I don't think its safe to apply this in a SRU as it requires a rebuild of python-apt with a additional patch (acquire-items is expoed to python-apt too)
** Patch added: "patch to support the long files" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/250909/+attachment/2143553/+files/apt-long-long.diff -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/250909 Title: Apt-get does not support packages of 2.5 gig... -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs