[SOLVED] Lack of db

clicker4721 · 2011-09-17 16:58:54

I just did a fresh install of Arch, no complications. Okay, so pacman doesn't work, but I wouldn't say it's broken. There are no db files at all, and I get readouts saying it was unable to read them. Newbie corner, newbie question: what now?

Last edited by clicker4721 (2011-09-17 22:12:46)

Awebb · 2011-09-17 17:01:57

Did you use the latest iso or the one and a half year old?

Try pacman-db-upgrade.

clicker4721 · 2011-09-17 17:08:47

Awebb wrote:

Did you use the latest iso or the one and a half year old?
Try pacman-db-upgrade.

The disc I installed from is labeled ARCH201108, so I assume the latest.

pacman-db-upgrade doesn't do crap. Kind of disappointing.

wonder · 2011-09-17 17:10:30

how doesn't work? paste some errors

clicker4721 · 2011-09-17 17:12:54

wonder wrote:

how doesn't work? paste some errors

It's a fresh install, so I can't paste anything. Basically, anytime I try to pacman -S anything, it gives me a list of it being unable to load any db files.

roygbiv · 2011-09-17 17:14:35

Is this thread similar to your problem: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=126203 ?

wonder · 2011-09-17 17:16:09

clicker4721 wrote:

wonder wrote:
how doesn't work? paste some errors
It's a fresh install, so I can't paste anything. Basically, anytime I try to pacman -S anything, it gives me a list of it being unable to load any db files.

pacman -Syu

pacman -S bla

or

pacman -Syu bla

clicker4721 · 2011-09-17 17:21:29

roygbiv wrote:

Is this thread similar to your problem: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=126203 ?

Close, but my issue has more to do with the files instead of the connection.

And, wonder, issues in not synchronizing any databases for all of those commands.

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wonder · 2011-09-17 17:46:24

really, we want an error something. i don't have a magic ball good enough

clicker4721 · 2011-09-17 18:05:43

wonder wrote:

really, we want an error something. i don't have a magic ball good enough

[root@mycomputer ~]# pacman -S package
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/extra.db: Failed to open '/var/lib/pacman/sync/extra.db'
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/community.db: Failed to open '/var/lib/pacman/sync/community.db'
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/extra.db: Failed to open '/var/lib/pacman/sync/extra.db'
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/community.db: Failed to open '/var/lib/pacman/sync/community.db'
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/extra.db: Failed to open '/var/lib/pacman/sync/extra.db'
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/sync/community.db: Failed to open '/var/lib/pacman/sync/community.db'
error: target not found: package

wonder · 2011-09-17 18:06:53

now what errors do you have when you do pacman -Syu ? because you clearly need to sync databases

karol · 2011-09-17 18:07:00

Have you uncommented [extra] and [community] repos?
Post your pacman.conf.

clicker4721 · 2011-09-17 18:10:53

wonder wrote:

now what errors do you have when you do pacman -Syu ? because you clearly need to sync databases

http://www.imgur.com/7zntG.jpg

wonder · 2011-09-17 18:12:27

clicker4721 wrote:

wonder wrote:
now what errors do you have when you do pacman -Syu ? because you clearly need to sync databases
http://www.imgur.com/7zntG.jpg

change the mirror to another one. mirrors.kernel.org is down and cannot be resolved.

clicker4721 · 2011-09-17 18:13:29

karol wrote:

Have you uncommented [extra] and [community] repos?
Post your pacman.conf.

http://www.imgur.com/mO7Wq.jpg

clicker4721 · 2011-09-17 18:14:08

wonder wrote:

clicker4721 wrote:
wonder wrote:
now what errors do you have when you do pacman -Syu ? because you clearly need to sync databases
http://www.imgur.com/7zntG.jpg

change the mirror to another one. mirrors.kernel.org is down and cannot be resolved.

Newbie...heh. How do I?

karol · 2011-09-17 18:14:59

clicker4721 wrote:

karol wrote:
Have you uncommented [extra] and [community] repos?
Post your pacman.conf.
http://www.imgur.com/mO7Wq.jpg

Looks a bit blurry, but otherwise fine :-) As wonder already wrote, you need to use another kernel until folks at kernel.org bring it back online.

clicker4721 · 2011-09-17 18:16:16

karol wrote:

clicker4721 wrote:
karol wrote:
Have you uncommented [extra] and [community] repos?
Post your pacman.conf.
http://www.imgur.com/mO7Wq.jpg
Looks a bit blurry, but otherwise fine :-) As wonder already wrote, you need to use another kernel until folks at kernel.org bring it back online.

Could you link me to a how to page?

karol · 2011-09-17 18:16:32

clicker4721 wrote:

Newbie...heh. How do I?

Edit your mirrorlist, comment out kernel.org and uncomment another mirror.
/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

Howto: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mirrors

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clicker4721 · 2011-09-17 18:19:41

karol wrote:

clicker4721 wrote:
Newbie...heh. How do I?
Edit your mirrorlist, comment out kernel.org and uncomment another mirror.
/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

Howto: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Mirrors

Hot dog! We're live! Should I upgrade pacman now, even though I read about people having lots of problems with that?

karol · 2011-09-17 18:20:56

clicker4721 wrote:

Hot dog! We're live! Should I upgrade pacman now, even though I read about people having lots of problems with that?

What people? Any links?

The first thing you should do is run 'pacman -Syu' and pay attention to the output. Update your system, merge .pacnew files etc.

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clicker4721 · 2011-09-17 18:22:22

karol wrote:

clicker4721 wrote:
Hot dog! We're live! Should I upgrade pacman now, even though I read about people having lots of problems with that?
What people? Any links?
The first thing you should do is run 'pacman -Syu' and pay attention to the output. Update your system, merge .pacnew files etc.

Meh, forget it. They're old questions. Alright, thanks folks!

fsckd · 2011-09-17 21:35:56

clicker4721, please mark this thread as solved. Directions on how to do it are found here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=50161

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