[SOLVED] pacman says system is up to date

ktkhuong · 2010-08-08 00:52:33

Hello Archers,

I've been using pacman to update this particular system with no problems until recently. It says "there is nothing to do," but I know at least that I have an old kernel (2.6.34.1-1). I've tried changing mirrors three times, refreshed the package lists each time, and cleared the package cache. The /var/lib/pacman/local directory looks OK except for the outdated files. The latest date on those files is August 3, but that was when I installed new packages rather than updated; the rest of the entries are from July.

P.S. I believe pacman is able to sync the repos but not actually update anything.

Any advice would be appreciated.

EDIT: [SOLVED]

Last edited by ktkhuong (2010-08-08 08:27:41)

Ari'osika · 2010-08-08 00:57:25

Maybe you try more [times]?

(Presuming you're using US mirrors...) As far as I know, (all)? US mirrors are out of date/sync and you'll need to find one outside of the list of available US mirrors.

mcmillan · 2010-08-08 04:01:39

As Ari'osika said the devs changed the way mirrors sync and apparently a significant portion of mirror maintainers haven't adjusted things. this page can tell you which are still updating

ktkhuong · 2010-08-08 04:04:22

Thanks, you're right. I can't believe that many U.S. mirrors are out of date without mention on the front page or in the forums (or did I miss it?). I was able to update as usual on another Arch system, however, which probably defaulted to one of the few good mirrors.

Anyone know when the situation will be resolved?

EDIT: Thanks for the info, mcmillan.

Last edited by ktkhuong (2010-08-08 04:07:13)

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