It is possible to bypass the default root entry by creating /etc/debmirror.conf with the following entry:
# Taken from /usr/share/doc/debmirror/examples/debmirror.conf
$remoteroot="";
# The config file must return true or perl complains.
# Always copy this.
1;
However, debmirror still fails with a 404 error as it tries to download
It is possible to bypass the default root entry by creating /etc/debmirror.conf with the following entry:
# Taken from /usr/share/ doc/debmirror/ examples/ debmirror. conf
$remoteroot="";
# The config file must return true or perl complains.
# Always copy this.
1;
However, debmirror still fails with a 404 error as it tries to download
http:// apt.puppetlabs. com//dists/ trusty/ Release => 404 Not Found
still with a double // in the URL, which also generates a 404 when tried in a browser