While the new version of the package worked for me, so did apt version 1.2.18 - shouldn't it have failed?
bdmurray@clean-xenial-amd64:~$ apt-cache policy apt apt: Installed: 1.2.18 Candidate: 1.2.18 Version table: *** 1.2.18 500 500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 1.2.15ubuntu0.2 500 500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu xenial-security/main amd64 Packages 1.2.10ubuntu1 500 500 http://192.168.10.7/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages bdmurray@clean-xenial-amd64:~$ /usr/lib/apt/apt-helper download-file http://kxstudio.linuxaudio.org/repo/pool/free/ardour4_4.7.0-1kxstudio1_i386.deb test.deb Get:1 http://kxstudio.linuxaudio.org/repo/pool/free/ardour4_4.7.0-1kxstudio1_i386.deb [60.2 MB] Fetched 60.2 MB in 10s (5,701 kB/s) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1651923 Title: apt https method decodes redirect locations and sends them to the destination undecoded. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1651923/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs