Try using mirror:// URI

Author: laurelmay

roles/common/tasks/main.yml

@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@
     dest: "{{ wrapper_desktop_file_path }}/jmucs_config.desktop"
     mode: "0755"
 
+- name: Set Ubuntu mirrors
+  template:
+    src: ubuntu-mirrors.j2
+    dest: "{{ mirror_file_path.ubuntu }}"
+    mode: "0644"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+
 - include_tasks: ubuntu_only.yml
   when: "ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu'"
 - include_tasks: mint_only.yml
@@ -66,5 +74,4 @@
     update_cache: yes
   register: apt_update
   retries: 100
-  failed_when: apt_update.failed and 'Unable to connect to' not in apt_update.stderr
   until: apt_update is success or ('Failed to lock apt for exclusive operation' not in apt_update.msg and '/var/lib/dpkg/lock' not in apt_update.msg)

roles/common/tasks/mint_only.yml

@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
     group: root
 
 - name: Set Linux Mint mirrors
+  template:
+    src: mint-mirrors.j2
+    dest: "{{ mirror_file_path.mint }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: "0644"
+  when: "ansible_architecture == 'x86_64'"
+- name: Set Linux Mint sources
   template:
     src: mint.j2
     dest: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list

roles/common/tasks/ubuntu_only.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 # tasks file for Ubuntu
 
-- name: Set Ubuntu mirrors
+- name: Set Ubuntu sources
   template:
     src: ubuntu.j2
     dest: /etc/apt/sources.list

roles/common/templates/mint-mirrors.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{% for mirror in mint_mirrors %}
+{{ mirror }}
+{% endfor %}

roles/common/templates/mint.j2

@@ -4,20 +4,14 @@
 # Place modifications in another file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ with a .list
 # file extension.
 
-{% for mirror in ubuntu_mirrors %}
-# Upstream Ubuntu sources for {{ mirror }}
-deb {{ mirror }} {{ ubuntu_release }} main restricted universe multiverse
-deb {{ mirror }} {{ ubuntu_release }}-updates main restricted universe multiverse
-deb {{ mirror }} {{ ubuntu_release }}-backports main restricted universe multiverse
-deb {{ mirror }} {{ ubuntu_release }}-security main restricted universe multiverse
+# Ubuntu sources
+deb mirror+file://{{ mirror_file_path.ubuntu }} {{ ubuntu_release }} main restricted universe multiverse
+deb mirror+file://{{ mirror_file_path.ubuntu }} {{ ubuntu_release }}-updates main restricted universe multiverse
+deb mirror+file://{{ mirror_file_path.ubuntu }} {{ ubuntu_release }}-backports main restricted universe multiverse
+deb mirror+file://{{ mirror_file_path.ubuntu }} {{ ubuntu_release }}-security main restricted universe multiverse
 
-{% endfor %}
-
-{% for mirror in mint_mirrors %}
-# Mint sources for {{ mirror }}
-deb {{ mirror }} {{ ansible_distribution_release }} main upstream import backport
-
-{% endfor %}
+# Mint sources
+deb mirror+file://{{ mirror_file_path.mint }} {{ ansible_distribution_release }} main upstream import backport
 
 # Parter repository (necessary for optional media codecs) -- not mirrored
 deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu {{ ubuntu_release }} partner

roles/common/templates/ubuntu-mirrors.j2

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{% for mirror in ubuntu_mirrors %}
+{{ mirror }}
+{% endfor %}

roles/common/templates/ubuntu.j2

@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@
 # Place modifications in another file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ with a .list
 # file extension.
 
-{% for mirror in ubuntu_mirrors %}
-deb {{ mirror }} {{ ubuntu_release }} main restricted universe multiverse
-deb {{ mirror }} {{ ubuntu_release }}-updates main restricted universe multiverse
-deb {{ mirror }} {{ ubuntu_release }}-backports main restricted universe multiverse
-deb {{ mirror }} {{ ubuntu_release }}-security main restricted universe multiverse
-
-{% endfor %}
+# Ubuntu sources
+deb mirror+file://{{ mirror_file_path.ubuntu }} {{ ubuntu_release }} main restricted universe multiverse
+deb mirror+file://{{ mirror_file_path.ubuntu }} {{ ubuntu_release }}-updates main restricted universe multiverse
+deb mirror+file://{{ mirror_file_path.ubuntu }} {{ ubuntu_release }}-backports main restricted universe multiverse
+deb mirror+file://{{ mirror_file_path.ubuntu }} {{ ubuntu_release }}-security main restricted universe multiverse
 
 # Parter repository (necessary for optional media codecs) -- not mirrored
 deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu {{ ubuntu_release }} partner

roles/common/vars/main.yml

@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ mint_mirrors:
   - "https://mirror.cs.jmu.edu/pub/linuxmint/packages"
   - "http://packages.linuxmint.com"
 
+mirror_file_path:
+  mint: /etc/apt/mint-mirrors.txt
+  ubuntu: /etc/apt/ubuntu-mirrors.txt
+
 global_base_path: "/opt"
 global_profile_path: "{{ global_base_path }}/csvmprofile"