#! /bin/bash
+# iank: we already set mirrors, i dont want to have to add "external mirror"
+# to every sources.list. Leaving the rest of this file so future merges will flag up
+# changes easier
+exit 0
+
# check if we already use an external mirror
grep -q "external mirror" $target/etc/apt/sources.list && exit 0
-dist=trusty
-
cat <<EOM > $target/etc/apt/sources.list
# external mirror
-deb MIRRORURL $dist main restricted universe multiverse
-deb MIRRORURL $dist-updates main restricted universe multiverse
-deb MIRRORURL $dist-security main restricted universe multiverse
+deb $ubuntumirror/ubuntu $ubuntudist main universe
+deb $ubuntumirror/ubuntu $ubuntudist-updates main universe
+deb $ubuntumirror/ubuntu $ubuntudist-security main universe
EOM
-
-# determine a fast mirror for Ubuntu
-list=$(curl -s http://mirrors.ubuntu.com/mirrors.txt)
-mirror=$(netselect $list | awk '{print $2}')
-sed -i -e "s#MIRRORURL#$mirror#" $target/etc/apt/sources.list