the size of apt-get update lists is too big

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Posted by dumb906 on Ask Ubuntu See other posts from Ask Ubuntu or by dumb906
Published on 2012-05-12T04:35:58Z Indexed on 2012/07/11 9:22 UTC
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I ran a clean install to Ubuntu 12.04 and so far everything has been working well. I especially commend the Ubuntu team for this release.

I only noticed that the size of repository update is now about ~13MB. Normally, it is about this size for the first time you run apt-get update after a clean install and then ~ 23kb - 1300kb for subsequent updates.

The output from apt-get update is the same I get for previous versions of Ubuntu (its pretty normal). Its a bit too long but look at an example output I got from running apt-get update.

Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise InRelease
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Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise Release.gpg
Get:1 http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg [198 B]
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Get:2 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release.gpg [198 B]
Get:3 http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg [72 B]
Hit http://download.virtualbox.org precise/contrib i386 Packages
Ign http://download.skype.com stable Release.gpg
Hit http://linux.dropbox.com precise Release.gpg
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise InRelease
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates InRelease
Ign http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports InRelease
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise Release
Get:4 http://dl.google.com stable Release.gpg [198 B]
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Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg
Get:5 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security Release [49.6 kB]
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise Release
Ign http://download.skype.com stable Release
Ign http://download.virtualbox.org precise/contrib TranslationIndex
Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release.gpg [198 B]
Hit http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner i386 Packages
Hit http://linux.dropbox.com precise Release
Get:7 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg [316 B]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Sources
Get:8 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg [316 B]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg
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Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg
Get:9 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release.gpg [198 B]
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner TranslationIndex
Ign http://download.skype.com stable/non-free i386 Packages/DiffIndex
Get:10 http://dl.google.com stable Release [1,347 B]
Hit http://linux.dropbox.com precise/main i386 Packages
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric Release.gpg
Hit http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric Release.gpg
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric Release.gpg
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg
Get:11 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release.gpg [198 B]
Ign http://download.skype.com stable/non-free TranslationIndex
Get:12 http://dl.google.com stable Release [1,347 B]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release.gpg
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
Ign http://linux.dropbox.com precise/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
Get:13 http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release [11.9 kB]
Get:14 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise Release [49.6 kB]
Hit http://download.skype.com stable/non-free i386 Packages
Get:15 http://dl.google.com stable/main i386 Packages [1,268 B]
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
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Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
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Get:16 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Sources [7,089 B]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric Release
Get:17 http://dl.google.com stable/main i386 Packages [769 B]
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise Release
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages
Get:18 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Sources [14 B]
Get:19 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe Sources [3,653 B]
Get:20 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Sources [696 B]
Get:21 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main i386 Packages [32.9 kB]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex
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Get:22 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates Release [49.6 kB]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources/DiffIndex
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Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages
Get:23 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted i386 Packages [14 B]
Get:24 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/universe i386 Packages [8,594 B]
Get:25 http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse i386 Packages [1,393 B]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted TranslationIndex
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Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex
Get:26 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports Release [49.6 kB]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages
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Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/main Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com precise-security/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages
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Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main i386 Packages
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net oneiric/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources
Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://download.virtualbox.org precise/contrib Translation-en_US
Ign http://archive.canonical.com precise/partner Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages
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Ign http://extras.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en
Ign http://download.virtualbox.org precise/contrib Translation-en
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Sources
Ign http://linux.dropbox.com precise/main Translation-en_US
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main i386 Packages
Ign http://download.skype.com stable/non-free Translation-en_US
Ign http://linux.dropbox.com precise/main Translation-en
Ign http://download.skype.com stable/non-free Translation-en
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en_US
Get:29 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Sources [5,470 B]
Get:30 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Sources [5,019 kB]
Ign http://dl.google.com stable/main Translation-en
Get:31 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Sources [155 kB]
Get:32 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main i386 Packages [1,274 kB]
Get:33 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted i386 Packages [8,431 B]
Get:34 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe i386 Packages [4,796 kB]
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_US
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Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_US
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Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net precise/main Translation-en
Get:35 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse i386 Packages [121 kB]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe TranslationIndex
Get:36 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Sources [31.2 kB]
Get:37 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Sources [765 B]
Get:38 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Sources [10.1 kB]
Get:39 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Sources [696 B]
Get:40 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main i386 Packages [96.5 kB]
Get:41 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted i386 Packages [770 B]
Get:42 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe i386 Packages [27.7 kB]
Get:43 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [1,393 B]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe TranslationIndex
Get:44 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main Sources [700 B]
Get:45 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted Sources [14 B]
Get:46 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Sources [1,680 B]
Get:47 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse Sources [14 B]
Get:48 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main i386 Packages [559 B]
Get:49 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted i386 Packages [14 B]
Get:50 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe i386 Packages [1,391 B]
Get:51 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse i386 Packages [14 B]
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe TranslationIndex
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/main Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise/universe Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/main Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-updates/universe Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/main Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://us.archive.ubuntu.com precise-backports/universe Translation-en
Fetched 12.8 MB in 1min 33s (137 kB/s)

Is this a new feature in 12.04? Or, if it is unintended, is there a way I can fix this? Thanks.

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