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Ubuntu

Ubuntu is a Debian-based Linux distribution. This page covers switching apt sources to an Alibaba Cloud mirror.

Configuration#

The location of the apt source file depends on the release:

  • Ubuntu 24.04 LTS uses the deb822-style /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources by default.
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and older usually use /etc/apt/sources.list.

Run the commands below in a root shell. Back up the file first, then pick one mirror.

Back up the apt source file#

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS:

sh
cp -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources.bak

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and older:

sh
cp -a /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sources.list.bak

Use the Alibaba Cloud public mirror#

On Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, overwrite ubuntu.sources and update the index:

sh
cat > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources <<'EOF'Types: debURIs: https://mirrors.aliyun.com/ubuntuSuites: noble noble-updates noble-backportsComponents: main restricted universe multiverseSigned-By: /usr/share/keyrings/ubuntu-archive-keyring.gpg
Types: debURIs: https://mirrors.aliyun.com/ubuntuSuites: noble-securityComponents: main restricted universe multiverseSigned-By: /usr/share/keyrings/ubuntu-archive-keyring.gpgEOF
apt update

On Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and older, replace the URLs in sources.list and update the index:

sh
sed -i "s@http://.*archive.ubuntu.com@https://mirrors.aliyun.com@g" /etc/apt/sources.listsed -i "s@http://.*security.ubuntu.com@https://mirrors.aliyun.com@g" /etc/apt/sources.listapt update

Use the Alibaba Cloud ECS VPC mirror#

On Alibaba Cloud ECS, you can use the VPC internal mirror instead.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS:

sh
cat > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources <<'EOF'Types: debURIs: http://mirrors.cloud.aliyuncs.com/ubuntuSuites: noble noble-updates noble-backportsComponents: main restricted universe multiverseSigned-By: /usr/share/keyrings/ubuntu-archive-keyring.gpg
Types: debURIs: http://mirrors.cloud.aliyuncs.com/ubuntuSuites: noble-securityComponents: main restricted universe multiverseSigned-By: /usr/share/keyrings/ubuntu-archive-keyring.gpgEOF
apt update

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and older:

sh
sed -i "s@http://.*archive.ubuntu.com@http://mirrors.cloud.aliyuncs.com@g" /etc/apt/sources.listsed -i "s@http://.*security.ubuntu.com@http://mirrors.cloud.aliyuncs.com@g" /etc/apt/sources.listapt update