GHA: deprioritize Azure Ubuntu mirror

Due to year-long unreliability.

The default Ubuntu mirror works as fast as the Azure one when it's
working at its normal speed. And has HTTPS.

Also:
- replac the retry hack that turn out to not solve the problem.
- add timeouts to each download step to catch slowness early.

Follow-up to a5838847c4 #21181
Follow-up to 5172ba5475 #21107

Closes #21414

.github/workflows/checkdocs.yml

@@ -99,8 +99,10 @@ jobs:
         run: .github/scripts/cleancmd.pl 'docs/*.md'
 
       - name: 'install'
+        timeout-minutes: 2
         run: |
           sudo find /etc/apt/sources.list.d -type f -not -name 'ubuntu.sources' -delete -print
+          sudo sed -i 's/priority:1/priority:9/' /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt; cat /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt
           sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 update
           sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install aspell aspell-en
           python3 -m venv ~/venv

.github/workflows/checksrc.yml

@@ -101,9 +101,11 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 3
     steps:
       - name: 'install pmccabe'
+        timeout-minutes: 2
         run: |
           ls -l /etc/apt/sources.list.d
           sudo find /etc/apt/sources.list.d -type f -not -name 'ubuntu.sources' -delete -print
+          sudo sed -i 's/priority:1/priority:9/' /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt; cat /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt
           sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 update
           sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install \
             pmccabe
@@ -121,8 +123,10 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 3
     steps:
       - name: 'install prereqs'
+        timeout-minutes: 2
         run: |
           sudo find /etc/apt/sources.list.d -type f -not -name 'ubuntu.sources' -delete -print
+          sudo sed -i 's/priority:1/priority:9/' /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt; cat /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt
           sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 update
           sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install \
             libxml2-utils

.github/workflows/codeql.yml

@@ -69,14 +69,12 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'install prereqs'
         if: ${{ matrix.platform == 'Linux' }}
-        timeout-minutes: 5
+        timeout-minutes: 2
         run: |
           sudo find /etc/apt/sources.list.d -type f -not -name 'ubuntu.sources' -delete -print
+          sudo sed -i 's/priority:1/priority:9/' /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt; cat /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt
           sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 update
-          printf "#!/bin/sh
-            while [ \$? = 0 ]; do for i in 1 2 3; do timeout 60 \"\$@\" && break 2; echo \"Error: slow server, retry \$i\"; sleep 1
-            dpkg --configure -a; done; false; done" > "$HOME"/my-apt; chmod +x "$HOME"/my-apt
-          sudo "$HOME"/my-apt apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install \
+          sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install \
             libpsl-dev libbrotli-dev libidn2-dev libssh2-1-dev libssh-dev \
             libnghttp2-dev libldap-dev libkrb5-dev libgnutls28-dev libwolfssl-dev
           HOMEBREW_NO_AUTO_UPDATE=1 /home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin/brew install c-ares gsasl libnghttp3 libngtcp2 mbedtls rustls-ffi

.github/workflows/configure-vs-cmake.yml

@@ -144,11 +144,10 @@ jobs:
       TRIPLET: 'x86_64-w64-mingw32'
     steps:
       - name: 'install packages'
+        timeout-minutes: 1
         run: |
-          printf "#!/bin/sh
-            while [ \$? = 0 ]; do for i in 1 2 3; do timeout 30 \"\$@\" && break 2; echo \"Error: slow server, retry \$i\"; sleep 1
-            dpkg --configure -a; done; false; done" > "$HOME"/my-apt; chmod +x "$HOME"/my-apt
-          sudo "$HOME"/my-apt apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32
+          sudo sed -i 's/priority:1/priority:9/' /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt; cat /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt
+          sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:

.github/workflows/distcheck.yml

@@ -288,10 +288,8 @@ jobs:
             sha256sum pkg.bin && sha256sum pkg.bin | grep -qwF -- "${OLD_CMAKE_SHA256_WIN_INTEL}" && unzip -q pkg.bin && rm -f pkg.bin
             printf '%s' ~/cmake-"${OLD_CMAKE_VERSION}"-win64-x64/bin/cmake.exe > ~/old-cmake-path.txt
           elif [[ "${MATRIX_IMAGE}" = *'ubuntu'* ]]; then
-            printf "#!/bin/sh
-              while [ \$? = 0 ]; do for i in 1 2 3; do timeout 30 \"\$@\" && break 2; echo \"Error: slow server, retry \$i\"; sleep 1
-              dpkg --configure -a; done; false; done" > "$HOME"/my-apt; chmod +x "$HOME"/my-apt
-            sudo "$HOME"/my-apt apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install libpsl-dev libssl-dev
+            sudo sed -i 's/priority:1/priority:9/' /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt; cat /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt
+            sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install libpsl-dev libssl-dev
             cd ~
             curl --disable --fail --silent --show-error --connect-timeout 15 --max-time 60 --retry 3 --retry-connrefused \
               --location "https://github.com/Kitware/CMake/releases/download/v${OLD_CMAKE_VERSION}/cmake-${OLD_CMAKE_VERSION}-Linux-aarch64.tar.gz" --output pkg.bin

.github/workflows/http3-linux.yml

@@ -206,13 +206,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 'install build prereqs'
         if: ${{ steps.settings.outputs.needs-build == 'true' }}
+        timeout-minutes: 2
         run: |
           sudo find /etc/apt/sources.list.d -type f -not -name 'ubuntu.sources' -delete -print
+          sudo sed -i 's/priority:1/priority:9/' /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt; cat /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt
           sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 update
-          printf "#!/bin/sh
-            while [ \$? = 0 ]; do for i in 1 2 3; do timeout 60 \"\$@\" && break 2; echo \"Error: slow server, retry \$i\"; sleep 1
-            dpkg --configure -a; done; false; done" > "$HOME"/my-apt; chmod +x "$HOME"/my-apt
-          sudo "$HOME"/my-apt apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install \
+          sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install \
             libtool autoconf automake pkgconf \
             libbrotli-dev libzstd-dev zlib1g-dev \
             libev-dev \
@@ -551,6 +550,7 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: 'install prereqs'
+        timeout-minutes: 2
         env:
           INSTALL_PACKAGES: >-
             ${{ !contains(matrix.build.install_steps, 'skipall') && !contains(matrix.build.install_steps, 'skiprun') && 'stunnel4 ' || '' }}
@@ -559,11 +559,9 @@ jobs:
 
         run: |
           sudo find /etc/apt/sources.list.d -type f -not -name 'ubuntu.sources' -delete -print
+          sudo sed -i 's/priority:1/priority:9/' /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt; cat /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt
           sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 update
-          printf "#!/bin/sh
-            while [ \$? = 0 ]; do for i in 1 2 3; do timeout 45 \"\$@\" && break 2; echo \"Error: slow server, retry \$i\"; sleep 1
-            dpkg --configure -a; done; false; done" > "$HOME"/my-apt; chmod +x "$HOME"/my-apt
-          sudo "$HOME"/my-apt apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install \
+          sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install \
             libtool autoconf automake pkgconf \
             libpsl-dev libbrotli-dev libzstd-dev zlib1g-dev libidn2-0-dev libldap-dev libuv1-dev valgrind \
             ${INSTALL_PACKAGES} \

.github/workflows/linux.yml

@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'install prereqs'
         if: ${{ matrix.build.container == null && !contains(matrix.build.name, 'i686') }}
+        timeout-minutes: 2
         env:
           INSTALL_PACKAGES_BREW: '${{ matrix.build.install_steps_brew }}'
           INSTALL_PACKAGES: >-
@@ -460,11 +461,9 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ls -l /etc/apt/sources.list.d
           sudo find /etc/apt/sources.list.d -type f -not -name 'ubuntu.sources' -delete -print
+          sudo sed -i 's/priority:1/priority:9/' /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt; cat /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt
           sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 update
-          printf "#!/bin/sh
-            while [ \$? = 0 ]; do for i in 1 2 3; do timeout 45 \"\$@\" && break 2; echo \"Error: slow server, retry \$i\"; sleep 1
-            dpkg --configure -a; done; false; done" > "$HOME"/my-apt; chmod +x "$HOME"/my-apt
-          sudo "$HOME"/my-apt apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install \
+          sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install \
             libtool autoconf automake pkgconf \
             libpsl-dev zlib1g-dev libbrotli-dev libzstd-dev \
             ${INSTALL_PACKAGES} \
@@ -481,14 +480,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 'install prereqs (i686)'
         if: ${{ contains(matrix.build.name, 'i686') }}
+        timeout-minutes: 2
         run: |
           sudo find /etc/apt/sources.list.d -type f -not -name 'ubuntu.sources' -delete -print
+          sudo sed -i 's/priority:1/priority:9/' /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt; cat /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt
           sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
           sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 update
-          printf "#!/bin/sh
-            while [ \$? = 0 ]; do for i in 1 2 3; do timeout 45 \"\$@\" && break 2; echo \"Error: slow server, retry \$i\"; sleep 1
-            dpkg --configure -a; done; false; done" > "$HOME"/my-apt; chmod +x "$HOME"/my-apt
-          sudo "$HOME"/my-apt apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install \
+          sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install \
             libtool autoconf automake pkgconf stunnel4 \
             libpsl-dev:i386 libbrotli-dev:i386 libzstd-dev:i386 \
             ${MATRIX_INSTALL_PACKAGES}
@@ -824,10 +822,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 'install Intel compilers'
         if: ${{ contains(matrix.build.install_steps, 'intelc') }}
+        timeout-minutes: 2
         run: |
           curl --disable --fail --silent --show-error --connect-timeout 15 --max-time 120 --retry 6 --retry-connrefused \
             --compressed https://apt.repos.intel.com/intel-gpg-keys/GPG-PUB-KEY-INTEL-SW-PRODUCTS.PUB | \
             sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/intel-sw.asc >/dev/null
+          sudo sed -i 's/priority:1/priority:9/' /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt; cat /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt
           sudo add-apt-repository 'deb https://apt.repos.intel.com/oneapi all main'
           sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install intel-oneapi-compiler-dpcpp-cpp-and-cpp-classic
           source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh

.github/workflows/non-native.yml

@@ -347,11 +347,10 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
     steps:
       - name: 'install packages'
+        timeout-minutes: 2
         run: |
-          printf "#!/bin/sh
-            while [ \$? = 0 ]; do for i in 1 2 3; do timeout 30 \"\$@\" && break 2; echo \"Error: slow server, retry \$i\"; sleep 1
-            dpkg --configure -a; done; false; done" > "$HOME"/my-apt; chmod +x "$HOME"/my-apt
-          sudo "$HOME"/my-apt apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install libfl2
+          sudo sed -i 's/priority:1/priority:9/' /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt; cat /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt
+          sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install libfl2
 
       - name: 'cache compiler (djgpp)'
         uses: actions/cache@668228422ae6a00e4ad889ee87cd7109ec5666a7 # v5.0.4

.github/workflows/windows.yml

@@ -784,13 +784,12 @@ jobs:
           - { build: 'cmake'    , compiler: 'clang-tidy', install_packages: 'clang-20 clang-tidy-20' }
     steps:
       - name: 'install packages'
+        timeout-minutes: 2
         env:
           MATRIX_INSTALL_PACKAGES: '${{ matrix.install_packages }}'
         run: |
-          printf "#!/bin/sh
-            while [ \$? = 0 ]; do for i in 1 2 3; do timeout 30 \"\$@\" && break 2; echo \"Error: slow server, retry \$i\"; sleep 1
-            dpkg --configure -a; done; false; done" > "$HOME"/my-apt; chmod +x "$HOME"/my-apt
-          sudo "$HOME"/my-apt apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 ${MATRIX_INSTALL_PACKAGES}
+          sudo sed -i 's/priority:1/priority:9/' /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt; cat /etc/apt/apt-mirrors.txt
+          sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 ${MATRIX_INSTALL_PACKAGES}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with: