* debian/apt.cron.daily:

  - source /etc/default/locale (if available) so that the 
    apt-get update cron job fetches the right translated package
    descriptions

debian/apt.cron.daily

@@ -430,6 +430,13 @@ do_cache_backup $BackupArchiveInterval
 # mirrors at the same time
 random_sleep
 
+# include default system language so that "apt-get update" will
+# fetch the right translated package descriptions
+if [ -r /etc/default/locale ]; then
+    . /etc/default/locale
+    export LANG
+fi
+
 # update package lists
 UPDATED=0
 UPDATE_STAMP=/var/lib/apt/periodic/update-stamp

debian/changelog

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ apt (0.8.2) unstable; urgency=low
       not use the root directory to identify the medium (as all 
       changes there change the ident id). Use the .disk directory 
       instead 
+  * debian/apt.cron.daily:
+    - source /etc/default/locale (if available) so that the 
+      apt-get update cron job fetches the right translated package
+      descriptions
 
  -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:21:43 +0200