[SOLVED] Many errors retrieving packages (my mirrorlist is updated).

trusktr · 2011-11-01 20:15:06

Why am I getting so many of the following errors?

Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
:: Retrieving packages from extra...
error: failed retrieving file 'tracker-0.12.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' from mirrors.kernel.org : Not Found
error: failed retrieving file 'tracker-0.12.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' from mirrors3.kernel.org : Not Found
error: failed retrieving file 'tracker-0.12.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' from mirrors4.kernel.org : Not Found
error: failed retrieving file 'tracker-0.12.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' from mirrors2.kernel.org : Not Found
error: failed retrieving file 'tracker-0.12.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' from mirrors1.kernel.org : Not Found
error: failed retrieving file 'tracker-0.12.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' from mirrors.hosef.org : Not Found
error: failed retrieving file 'tracker-0.12.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' from mirrors.kernel.org : File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
error: failed retrieving file 'tracker-0.12.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' from ftp.osuosl.org : Not Found
error: failed retrieving file 'tracker-0.12.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' from mirrors.rutgers.edu : Not Found
error: failed retrieving file 'tracker-0.12.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' from mirror.rit.edu : Not Found
error: failed retrieving file 'tracker-0.12.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' from mirror.yellowfiber.net : Not Found
error: failed retrieving file 'tracker-0.12.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' from lug.mtu.edu : Not Found
error: failed retrieving file 'tracker-0.12.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' from mirror.mocker.org : Not Found

EDIT 8/31/2013 3:10pm: Fixed a misspelling in the title.

Last edited by trusktr (2013-08-31 22:10:29)

karol · 2011-11-01 20:18:35

Current version (since 2011-10-27) is 0.12.7-1.

Have you used http://www.archlinux.org/mirrorlist/ ?

Last edited by karol (2011-11-01 20:21:16)

wonder · 2011-11-01 20:46:21

means that you have to do a pacman -Syu

trusktr · 2011-11-01 21:09:04

Oh, I get it: because the versions in my outdated package database don't match the version on the mirrors.

karol · 2011-11-01 21:10:43

trusktr wrote:

Oh, I get it: because the versions in my outdated package database don't match the version on the mirrors.

I think you should always run 'pacman -Syu' before installing any new packages.

trusktr · 2011-11-01 21:46:48

Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. An interesting feature for pacman would be for it to automatically check for and retrieve the latest version of each targetted package, and likewise to do the same for each package all the way down the targetted package's dependency tree and back up other branches where necessary. So that way -Syu isn't needed unless you want to update absolutely everything.

karol · 2011-11-01 21:50:54

trusktr wrote:

Yeah, that's what I was thinking too. An interesting feature for pacman would be for it to automatically check for and retrieve the latest version of each targetted package, and likewise to do the same for each package all the way down the targetted package's dependency tree and back up other branches where necessary. So that way -Syu isn't needed unless you want to update absolutely everything.

Rolling release is not conductive to such actions. Our devs explicitly say Arch doesn't support partial updates.

karol · 2011-11-06 23:34:53

One of the new features of pacman 4 is the -S --recursive operation to upgrade a full dep chain.
http://projects.archlinux.org/pacman.git/tree/NEWS

If your question has been answered, please mark the thread as solved.

trusktr · 2012-04-01 21:54:07

Wow, that's cool!

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#1 2011-11-01 20:15:06

[SOLVED] Many errors retrieving packages (my mirrorlist is updated).

#2 2011-11-01 20:18:35

Re: [SOLVED] Many errors retrieving packages (my mirrorlist is updated).

#3 2011-11-01 20:46:21

Re: [SOLVED] Many errors retrieving packages (my mirrorlist is updated).

#4 2011-11-01 21:09:04

Re: [SOLVED] Many errors retrieving packages (my mirrorlist is updated).

#5 2011-11-01 21:10:43

Re: [SOLVED] Many errors retrieving packages (my mirrorlist is updated).

#6 2011-11-01 21:46:48

Re: [SOLVED] Many errors retrieving packages (my mirrorlist is updated).

#7 2011-11-01 21:50:54

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#8 2011-11-06 23:34:53

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