Package: debootstrap Version: 1.0.12 debootstrap does not support https transport although it probably could. When you attempt to debootstrap using a mirror served over https, debootstrap will fail complaining about the url being an unknown location. This is due to debootstrap specifically looking for "http:// <http:///>" in the url.
This bug was originally reported in launchpad at https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debootstrap/+bug/348528 Cheers, -- Cody A.W. Somerville Software Systems Release Engineer Foundations Team Custom Engineering Solutions Group Canonical OEM Services Phone: +1-781-850-2087 Cell: +1-506-471-8402 Email: cody.somervi...@canonical.com