Merge pull request #3268 from boegel/aptspy

use apt-spy2 before using apt in GitHub Actions
easybuilders · Apr 6, 2020 · 3882def · 3882def
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit_tests.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: install OS & Python packages
       run: |
+        # use apt-spy2 to select closest apt mirror,
+        # which helps avoid connectivity issues in Azure;
+        # see https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/675
+        sudo gem install apt-spy2
+        sudo apt-spy2 check
+        sudo apt-spy2 fix --commit
+        # after selecting a specific mirror, we need to run 'apt-get update'
+        sudo apt-get update
         # for modules tool
         sudo apt-get install lua5.2 liblua5.2-dev lua-filesystem lua-posix tcl tcl-dev
         # fix for lua-posix packaging issue, see https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lua-posix/+bug/1752082