Comment 6 for bug 1698159

This bug was fixed in the package apt - 1.6~beta1

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apt (1.6~beta1) unstable; urgency=medium

  [ David Kalnischkies ]
  * allow the apt/lists/auxfiles/ directory to be missing (Closes: 887624)
  * add apt-helper drop-privs command…
  * restore gcc visibility=hidden for apt-private
  * ensure correct file permissions for auxfiles
  * allow the apt/lists/auxfiles/ directory to be missing (Closes: 887624)
  * add apt-helper drop-privs command…
  * restore gcc visibility=hidden for apt-private
  * ensure correct file permissions for auxfiles

  [ Julian Andres Klode ]
  * indexcopy: Copy uncompressed indices from cdrom again (LP: #1746807)
  * Work around test-method-mirror failure by setting umask at start
  * Check that Date of Release file is not in the future
  * apt.conf.autoremove: Add linux-cloud-tools to list (LP: #1698159)
  * indexcopy: Copy uncompressed indices from cdrom again (LP: #1746807)
  * Work around test-method-mirror failure by setting umask at start
  * Check that Date of Release file is not in the future
  * apt.conf.autoremove: Add linux-cloud-tools to list (LP: #1698159)

  [ Chris Leick ]
  * German manpage translation update
  * German manpage translation update

 -- Julian Andres Klode <email address hidden> Mon, 26 Feb 2018 13:14:13 +0100