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ronki

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Registered: 2015-04-22

Posts: 6

Arch linux installation pacman issue

Hello everyone,

I tried to install Arch linux on a server (without graphic card)
I can access via ssh, but I've got an issue around pacman. When I type pacman -Syu, it doesn't download anything and say curl return error 28 from transfer.

I tried to change the mirror but the result is the same.
I tried to download manually the core.db with wget command but I've got the same issue : time out
I tried to disable ipv6 by adding in /etc/sysctl.conf file net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6 = 1 and then restart with sysctl -p, same result
I tried to use another dns but nothing better

I found a page to use pacman with aria2 https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Im … erformance but I don't know how to use it in setup installation mode.

Do you have an idea ?

Thank you by advance

x33a

Forum Fellow

Registered: 2009-08-15

Posts: 4,587

Re: Arch linux installation pacman issue

I tried to download manually the core.db with wget command but I've got the same issue : time out

If it is not working with wget, then it is not a pacman issue. Anyway, pacman uses libcurl by default. Is your internet connection working fine otherwise? Have you tried the ftp.archlinux.org mirror?

ronki

Member

Registered: 2015-04-22

Posts: 6

Re: Arch linux installation pacman issue

you're right, but I don't know the root cause, I've got another laptop on Arch Linux and I'ven't got this issue.

Do you know how to troubleshoot this problem?
When I type wget http://google.com it works

but I type wget http://archlinux.polymorf.fr/core/os/x86_64/core.db

--2015-04-23 23:54:03--  http://archlinux.polymorf.fr/core/os/x86_64/core.db
Resolving archlinux.polymorf.fr (archlinux.polymorf.fr)... 195.154.59.140
Connecting to archlinux.polymorf.fr (archlinux.polymorf.fr)|195.154.59.140|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response...

never ending

Any idea?

x33a

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Registered: 2009-08-15

Posts: 4,587

Re: Arch linux installation pacman issue

The link you provided worked fine for me with wget. Maybe it's an ISP problem, i.e., your ISP blocking stuff? Maybe your IP range has been blacklisted by that mirror. These are mere speculations. So, I suggest you try different mirrors.

karol

Archivist

Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: Arch linux installation pacman issue

Have you tried the ftp.archlinux.org mirror?

Arch ftp has been shut down: https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/a … 30268.html

ronki

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Registered: 2015-04-22

Posts: 6

Re: Arch linux installation pacman issue

Thank you Karol,

It's not an ISP problem because, I've got another computer on archlinux and I don't have this problem.

Is it possible it comes from  my router, how can I check that?

x33a

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Registered: 2009-08-15

Posts: 4,587

Re: Arch linux installation pacman issue

It's not an ISP problem because, I've got another computer on archlinux and I don't have this problem.

Is it possible it comes from  my router, how can I check that?

Did you try more than a couple different mirrors? Try manually downloading core.db from some other mirror using aria2 or curl.

If you suspect your router, then isn't your other computer also linked to the same router?

Have you tried the ftp.archlinux.org mirror?

Arch ftp has been shut down: https://lists.archlinux.org/pipermail/a … 30268.html

Thanks, I saw the mirror wiki page and saw the usual ftp.archlinux.org is throttled message before posting that . I have removed that from the wiki now.