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Ethilien

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From: Parker, CO

Registered: 2005-09-21

Posts: 36

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Stupid me deleted the pacman mirrors... [SOLVED]

I know this sounds incredibly stupid, but I did. I tried sorting the mirror list and now I can't seem to download certain packages from extra, and I'd like to go back to the original mirror list. I just can't seem to figure out which package the mirror list is contained in.

If someone can just point me in the right direction, that would be great

At least I managed to resist the urge to try uninstalling pacman and reinstalling it

(no, I'm really not an idiot, I just do really stupid things some times)

Thanks,
Ethilien

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Chman

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Registered: 2006-01-31

Posts: 169

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Re: Stupid me deleted the pacman mirrors... [SOLVED]

Here's my /etc/pacman.d/extra mirror list if it's what you're looking for :

#
# The Extra Repository
#
[extra]
# North America
#Server = ftp://ftp.nethat.com/pub/linux/archlinux/extra/os/i686
#Server = ftp://ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/extra/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/extra/os/i686
#Server = ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/extra/os/i686
# Europe
Server = http://archlinux.antesis.org/extra/os/i686
#Server = ftp://ftp.rez-gif.supelec.fr/pub/Linux/distrib/archlinux/extra/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.archlinux.de/pub/archlinux/extra/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/extra/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.mpi-sb.mpg.de/pub/linux/mirror/ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/archlinux/extra/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/sunsite.unc-mirror/distributions/archlinux/extra/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/ftp.archlinux.org/extra/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.belnet.be/packages/archlinux/extra/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/distributions/archlinux/extra/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/archlinux/extra/os/i686
Server = ftp://sunsite.icm.edu.pl/site/linux-sunsite/distributions/archlinux/extra/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.fsn.hu/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/extra/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.parrswood.net/Mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/extra/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/archlinux/extra/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.kegep.tuc.gr/archlinux/extra/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.estpak.ee/pub/archlinux/extra/os/i686
Server = ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/archlinux/extra/os/i686
Server = http://darkstar.ist.utl.pt/archlinux/extra/os/i686
Server = ftp://saule.mintis.lt/pub/linux/extra/os/i686
# Australia
#Server = http://mirror.pacific.net.au/ibiblio/distributions/archlinux/extra/os/i686
# Asia
#Server = ftp://cle.linux.org.tw/pub/ArchLinux/extra/os/i686 

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: Stupid me deleted the pacman mirrors... [SOLVED]

The /etc/pacman.d files are part of pacman, so reinstalling it is actually the right thing to do.

_Gandalf_

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Registered: 2006-01-12

Posts: 735

Re: Stupid me deleted the pacman mirrors... [SOLVED]

Just for the record the contents of /etc/pacman.d is in the package pacman, if you don't wanna reinstall pacman, just

pacman -Sw pacman
tar xzvf /var/cache/pacman/pkg/pacman-* -C /tmp
cp -R /tmp/etc/pacman.d /etc/

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Ethilien

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From: Parker, CO

Registered: 2005-09-21

Posts: 36

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Re: Stupid me deleted the pacman mirrors... [SOLVED]

Thanks _Gandalf_, that worked

For some reason reinstalling pacman gave an error, so I'm glad you posted the instructions on how to get the pacman.d folder out of its package

Problem solved

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"He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" - Jim Elliot

_Gandalf_

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Registered: 2006-01-12

Posts: 735

Re: Stupid me deleted the pacman mirrors... [SOLVED]

you're welcome

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