Package: debootstrap
Version: 1.0.12
debootstrap does not support https transport although it probably
could. When you attempt to debootstrap using a mirror served over
https, debootstrap will fail complaining about the url being an unknown
location. This is due to debootstrap specifically looking for "
http://" in the url.
This bug was originally reported in launchpad at
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debootstrap/+bug/348528
Cheers,