I was picturing scenario (1); if there are updates or the checksum on the existing doesn't match, download the index.
apt has trained users to "apt update" before doing anything else, so this would be okay. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1809174 Title: apt doesn't detect file corruption in /var/lib/apt/lists To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1809174/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
