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Chizbang

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Registered: 2014-08-04

Posts: 1

error target not found base-level failed to install the packages

Im trying to install arch on my Virtualbox VM and its just returning:
error target not found base-level failed to install the packages to new root

What do I do? I have selected the right mirrors, pinging google, my own VPS's and a few other servers and they all pinged fine. Any ideas on whats up? Think my VPN's IP has been blocked and thats why I cant download anything? I have tried pacman -Ssy and it worked fine but still no.

Kopkins

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Registered: 2012-07-01

Posts: 189

Re: error target not found base-level failed to install the packages

Are you trying to install the package group base-devel? Try following the beginners guide in the wiki https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginner%27s_Guide

You probably want to install base and base-devel

Last edited by Kopkins (2014-08-04 16:44:26)

Trilby

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Registered: 2011-11-29

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Re: error target not found base-level failed to install the packages

Please read the following and follow the advice included:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855

With that, be sure to clarify whether the typo was just here on the forum, or whether it was also in your original command.  If it was in your original command, that would explain your results.

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