Você pode editar o arquivo /etc/apt/sources.list manualmente. A partir daí, você pode alterar todos os servidores de volta para o link . Na minha área de trabalho, isso é listado como o espelho do Sri Lanka. Você pode usar gedit, nano, leafpad, vi ou seu editor de texto favorito para abrir o arquivo com permissões sudo. Exemplo:
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
O arquivo deve ser parecido com isto ou aproximadamente semelhante com base nas preferências individuais do usuário.
# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise main restricted
#deb-src http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise main restricted
## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise-updates main restricted
#deb-src http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise-updates main restricted
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise universe
#deb-src http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise universe
deb http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise-updates universe
#deb-src http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise-updates universe
## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise multiverse
#deb-src http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise multiverse
deb http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise-updates multiverse
#deb-src http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise-updates multiverse
## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse
#deb-src http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise-security main restricted
#deb-src http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise-security main restricted
deb http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise-security universe
#deb-src http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise-security universe
deb http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise-security multiverse
#deb-src http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise-security multiverse
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
#deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Ubuntu's
## 'extras' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## developers who want to ship their latest software.
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
#deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
Aqui está uma versão condensada dessa lista, se isso facilitar para você. Na verdade, você não precisa realmente de todas as outras coisas e o arquivo funcionará da mesma maneira com estas linhas:
deb http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise main restricted
deb http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise-updates main restricted
deb http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise universe
deb http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise-updates universe
deb http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise multiverse
deb http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise-updates multiverse
deb http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise-security main restricted
deb http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise-security universe
deb http://mirror.learn.ac.lk/ubuntu precise-security multiverse
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main