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kava

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Registered: 2011-06-10

Posts: 6

[SOLVED] how to install vim

I tried pacman -S vim
but error occured:

error: failed retrieving file 'vim-runtime-7.3...pkg.tar.xz ..............error 404

then I tried to add some more mirrors in the mirrorlist.
but nothing changed . How can I install vim now ?

Last edited by kava (2012-03-22 16:02:15)

bohoomil

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Registered: 2010-09-04

Posts: 2,376

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Re: [SOLVED] how to install vim

You have outdated mirrors. Try selecting 2 or 3, then run

pacman -Syy

to force db update.

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nahiluhmot

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Registered: 2012-03-22

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Re: [SOLVED] how to install vim

Did you try doing a

 pacman -Syy 

first?

Last edited by nahiluhmot (2012-03-22 15:50:48)

kava

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Registered: 2011-06-10

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Re: [SOLVED] how to install vim

Thank you!  Problem solved!
I just installed this system several days ago so I didn't know I need to update the db.
Thanks a lot!

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: [SOLVED] how to install vim

I just installed this system several days ago so I didn't know I need to update the db.

Arch is a rolling release distro, so you have to update quite often. Remember to first update your system before installing any new packages.

graysky

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Registered: 2008-12-01

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Re: [SOLVED] how to install vim

My advice is that you install reflector and use an alias to update your system.  See my bashrc in my sig for an example.  This way you ALWAYS have an updated mirror from which to pull.

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meph

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Registered: 2011-06-06

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Re: [SOLVED] how to install vim

Pacman is the core of Arch Linux, more or less all package management is done through it, including basic packages like the linux kernel. If you didn't know that you have to update the database, then you probably skipped a few articles on wiki. My reccomendation would be to read more on pacman, and also relevant parts of the beginner's guide (depending on your general linux knowledge), to avoid any problems in the future.

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