diff --git a/roles/2-common/tasks/fl.yml b/roles/2-common/tasks/fl.yml
index 24d9f9683..35ee81fd4 100644
--- a/roles/2-common/tasks/fl.yml
+++ b/roles/2-common/tasks/fl.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # fl.yml signifies "file layout"
 
-- name: Create directories with ownership root:root and permissions 0755 (1 in /etc, 3 in {{ iiab_base }} and 15 in /library)    # iiab_base is /opt/iiab
+- name: Create directories with ownership root:root and permissions 0755 (1 in /etc, 1 in {{ py3_dist_path }}, 3 in {{ iiab_base }} and 15 in /library)    # py3_dist_path is /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages, iiab_base is /opt/iiab
   file:
     path: "{{ item }}"
     owner: root
diff --git a/roles/kolibri/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kolibri/defaults/main.yml
index e9cb42687..0214c66bb 100644
--- a/roles/kolibri/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kolibri/defaults/main.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,18 @@
 # https://github.com/iiab/iiab/issues/1675
 # https://github.com/learningequality/kolibri/issues/5664
 
-kolibri_deb_url: http://ppa.launchpad.net/learningequality/kolibri/ubuntu/pool/main/k/kolibri-source/kolibri_0.12.9-0ubuntu2_all.deb
+kolibri_deb_url: https://learningequality.org/r/kolibri-deb-latest
+# 2019-11-21 issue #2045 - above URL had redirected to this broken Kolibri 0.12.9 release:
+# https://storage.googleapis.com/le-releases/downloads/kolibri/v0.12.9/kolibri_0.12.9-0ubuntu1_all.deb
+#
+# When Kolibri releases a broken apt (.deb) installer (as happened twice year) the workaround is to replace the above URL with something like:
+# https://github.com/learningequality/kolibri/releases/download/v0.12.8/kolibri_0.12.8-0ubuntu1_all.deb   (example past release...these URL's can be found by clicking on "Assets" under individual releases at https://github.com/learningequality/kolibri/releases)
+# https://launchpad.net/~learningequality/+archive/ubuntu/kolibri/+files/kolibri_0.12.9-0ubuntu2_all.deb  (example 2019-11-21 patched pre-release from @jredrejo)
+#
+# Recently published .deb files can also sometimes be found within:
+# http://ppa.launchpad.net/learningequality/kolibri/ubuntu/pool/main/k/kolibri-source/
+# Corresponding to:
+# https://launchpad.net/~learningequality/+archive/ubuntu/kolibri
 
 # Kolibri folder to store its data and configuration files.
 kolibri_home: "{{ content_base }}/kolibri"    # /library/kolibri