diff --git a/bootstrap/_deb_common.sh b/bootstrap/_deb_common.sh
index 8b96fe6f1..180caf1a1 100755
--- a/bootstrap/_deb_common.sh
+++ b/bootstrap/_deb_common.sh
@@ -35,25 +35,39 @@ fi
 augeas_pkg=libaugeas0
 AUGVERSION=`apt-cache show --no-all-versions libaugeas0 | grep ^Version: | cut -d" " -f2`
 
+AddBackportRepo() {
+    # ARGS:
+    BACKPORT_NAME="$0"
+    BACKPORT_SOURCELINE="$1"
+    if ! grep -v -e ' *#' /etc/apt/sources.list | grep -q "$BACKPORT_NAME" ; then
+        # This can theoretically error if sources.list.d is empty, but in that case we don't care.
+        if ! grep -v -e ' *#' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/* 2>/dev/null | grep -q "$BACKPORT_NAME"; then
+            /bin/echo -n "Installing augeas from wheezy-backports in 3 seconds..."
+            sleep 1s
+            /bin/echo -ne "\e[0K\rInstalling augeas from wheezy-backports in 2 seconds..."
+            sleep 1s
+            /bin/echo -e "\e[0K\rInstalling augeas from wheezy-backports in 1 second ..."
+            sleep 1s
+            if echo $BACKPORT_NAME | grep -q wheezy ; then
+                /bin/echo '(Backports are only installed if explicitly requested via "apt-get install -t wheezy-backports")'
+            fi
+
+            echo $BACKPORT_SOURCELINE >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/"$BACKPORT_NAME".list
+            apt-get update
+        fi
+    fi
+
+}
+
+
 if dpkg --compare-versions 1.0 gt "$AUGVERSION" ; then
     if lsb_release -a | grep -q wheezy ; then
-        if ! grep -v -e ' *#' /etc/apt/sources.list | grep -q wheezy-backports ; then
-            # This can theoretically error if sources.list.d is empty, but in that case we don't care.
-            if ! grep -v -e ' *#' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/* 2>/dev/null | grep -q wheezy-backports ; then
-                /bin/echo -n "Installing augeas from wheezy-backports in 3 seconds..."
-                sleep 1s
-                /bin/echo -ne "\e[0K\rInstalling augeas from wheezy-backports in 2 seconds..."
-                sleep 1s
-                /bin/echo -e "\e[0K\rInstalling augeas from wheezy-backports in 1 second ..."
-                sleep 1s
-                /bin/echo '(Backports are only installed if explicitly requested via "apt-get install -t wheezy-backports")'
-
-                echo deb http://http.debian.net/debian wheezy-backports main >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/wheezy-backports.list
-                apt-get update
-            fi
-        fi
+        AddBackportRepo wheezy-backports "deb http://http.debian.net/debian wheezy-backports main"
         apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends -t wheezy-backports libaugeas0
         augeas_pkg=
+    elif lsb_release -a | grep -q precise ; then
+        # XXX add ARM case
+        AddBackportRepo precise-backports "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu trusty-backports main restricted universe multiverse"
     else
         echo "No libaugeas0 version is available that's new enough to run the"
         echo "Let's Encrypt apache plugin..."