On Lucid, apt-get -s runs as user with no locking:
$ apt-get -s update
NOTE: This is only a simulation!
apt-get needs root privileges for real execution.
Keep also in mind that locking is deactivated,
so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation!
Ign http://ppa.launchpad.net lucid Release.gpg
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com lucid-security Release.gpg
...
On Lucid, apt-get -s runs as user with no locking:
$ apt-get -s update ppa.launchpad. net lucid Release.gpg security. ubuntu. com lucid-security Release.gpg
NOTE: This is only a simulation!
apt-get needs root privileges for real execution.
Keep also in mind that locking is deactivated,
so don't depend on the relevance to the real current situation!
Ign http://
Ign http://
...