Changed sources.list, but still updates from archive.raspberrypi.org

Question

i am using a local apt-mirror to mirror raspbian and ubuntu and changed to /etc/apt/sources.list on my pi. But it still updates from archive.raspberrypi.org.

From apt-mirror config:

#Raspbian
deb-armhf http://mirrordirector.raspbian.org/raspbian jessie main contrib non-free rpi

apt-get update output:

Hit http://<IP-of-my-ubuntu-server> jessie InRelease
Get:1 http://archive.raspberrypi.org jessie InRelease [13.2 kB]
Get:2 http://<IP-of-my-ubuntu-server> jessie/main armhf Packages [8,964 kB]
Get:3 http://archive.raspberrypi.org jessie/main armhf Packages [144 kB]
Get:4 http://archive.raspberrypi.org jessie/ui armhf Packages [8,311 B]
Ign http://archive.raspberrypi.org jessie/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://archive.raspberrypi.org jessie/main Translation-en
Ign http://archive.raspberrypi.org jessie/ui Translation-en_GB
Ign http://archive.raspberrypi.org jessie/ui Translation-en
Get:5 http://<IP-of-my-ubuntu-server> jessie/contrib armhf Packages [37.5 kB]
Get:6 http://<IP-of-my-ubuntu-server> jessie/non-free armhf Packages [70.3 kB]
Get:7 http://<IP-of-my-ubuntu-server> jessie/rpi armhf Packages [1,356 B]
Ign http://<IP-of-my-ubuntu-server> jessie/contrib Translation-en_GB
Ign http://<IP-of-my-ubuntu-server> jessie/contrib Translation-en
Ign http://<IP-of-my-ubuntu-server> jessie/main Translation-en_GB
Ign http://<IP-of-my-ubuntu-server> jessie/main Translation-en
Ign http://<IP-of-my-ubuntu-server> jessie/non-free Translation-en_GB
Ign http://<IP-of-my-ubuntu-server> jessie/non-free Translation-en
Ign http://<IP-of-my-ubuntu-server> jessie/rpi Translation-en_GB
Ign http://<IP-of-my-ubuntu-server> jessie/rpi Translation-en
Fetched 9,238 kB in 25s (365 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done

Answer 1

I'm having the same exact same problem right now, 8 months after this question is asked. But I have found a solution for this, and I manage to successfully install PIXEL desktop environment on my RetroPie in a matter of minutes.

First, edit the raspi.list file :

nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/raspi.list

Comment out all the existing lines (including the archive.raspberrypi.org of course). Then add the following line :

deb http://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/archive.raspberrypi.org/debian/ jessie main ui

Save the file, then execute apt-get update and continue what you intended to do. I hope this helps answer other complaints about how slow the speed of raspberry pi debian archive server is.

Answer 2

This one that worked for me, remove debian/ from what Hendri Winarto suggested.

deb http://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/archive.raspberrypi.org/ jessie main ui

Answer 3

In Debian Buster, you need to modify two files to change the archive address. Just delete everything in these two files and add in the text below:

1. /etc/apt/sources.list

deb http://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/raspbian/raspbian/ buster main non-free contrib rpi
deb-src http://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/raspbian/raspbian/ buster main non-free contrib rpi

2. /etc/apt/sources.list.d/raspi.list

deb http://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/raspberrypi/ buster main ui

Note: I showed the Tsinghua University mirror here. For other options best-suited for your location, see this official list.