This is not limited to the oo packages or the -proposed pocket, although that case is very obvious and should be easy to reproduce. Also viewing the latest linux-libc-dev in lucid-updates gives a delay, but it is sub-second.
$ apt-cache policy linux-libc-dev linux-libc-dev: Installed: 2.6.32-24.41 Candidate: 2.6.32-25.43 Version table: 2.6.32-25.43 0 500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/main Packages 2.6.32-24.42 0 500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages *** 2.6.32-24.41 0 500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 2.6.32-21.32 0 500 http://ch.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
This is not limited to the oo packages or the -proposed pocket, although that case is very obvious and should be easy to reproduce. Also viewing the latest linux-libc-dev in lucid-updates gives a delay, but it is sub-second.
$ apt-cache policy linux-libc-dev ch.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid-proposed/main Packages ch.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid-updates/main Packages security. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid-security/main Packages dpkg/status ch.archive. ubuntu. com/ubuntu/ lucid/main Packages
linux-libc-dev:
Installed: 2.6.32-24.41
Candidate: 2.6.32-25.43
Version table:
2.6.32-25.43 0
500 http://
2.6.32-24.42 0
500 http://
*** 2.6.32-24.41 0
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
2.6.32-21.32 0
500 http://