Summary is that I don't believe the option as is is sufficient, and needs to be reworked, so I'm changing the title accordingly.
** Summary changed: - Consider making '-o Acquire::Retries=3' the default for 'apt-get update/install/dist-upgrade' + Automatically retry downloads on failures -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1876035 Title: Automatically retry downloads on failures To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1876035/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs