our original neurodebian-travis.sh helper

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# A universal helper to enable NeuroDebian repository for a travis
+# environment.
+#
+# Its purpose to remove all repetative actions from various .travis.yml spread
+# across projects and gain control in the future to point  to an alternative,
+# more appropriate for travis deployments, mirror.
+
+# for the protocol
+set -xe
+
+# Update packaging
+sudo apt-get update -qq
+
+# To troubleshoot failing connections to neurodebian
+sudo apt-get install net-tools traceroute coreutils
+sudo traceroute -T neuro.debian.net
+echo "Request non-existing uniq file to ease tracking this connection (for troubleshooting)"
+echo "Date: `date`     Seed: $rseed"
+rseed=$RANDOM
+wget -q -O- http://neuro.debian.net/_files/neurodebian-travis.sh-$RANDOM || :
+
+# Figure out what Ubuntu release travis environment is based on
+sudo apt-get install lsb-release
+cat /etc/lsb-release
+source /etc/lsb-release
+
+# Fetch the apt sources for the currently preferred mirror
+wget -O- http://neuro.debian.net/lists/${DISTRIB_CODENAME}.us-nh.full | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/neurodebian.sources.list
+wget -O- http://neuro.debian.net/lists/${DISTRIB_CODENAME}.de-md.full | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/neurodebian.sources.list
+sudo apt-key adv --recv-keys --keyserver pgp.mit.edu 2649A5A9
+sudo apt-get update -qq
+
+# And provide a summary over which repositories are currently available
+sudo apt-cache policy           # What is actually available?