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Hackedia

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Registered: 2016-05-12

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pacman -Syy : The requested URL returned error: 404

Hi guys !

My pacman dont work anymore, i check my mirror list and comparate them with https://www.archlinux.org/mirrorlist/, they looks not deprecated,
The pacman.conf look good too, there is the mirror wiki.archlinux told me to add :

[archlinuxfr]
SigLevel = Never
Server = http://repo.archlinux.fr/$arch

I try to get the processor to see the architecture type, but he cant find it :

uname -p :
unknown

Here there are the differents errors :

Pacman -Syy :
error: failed to retrieve file 'archlinuxfr.db' from repo.archlinux.fr : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed to upgrade archlinuxfr (unexpected error) 

When attempting to install any package

pacman -S glib2 :
warning: database file for 'archlinuxfr' does not exist
error: failed to prepare transaction, (could not find database)

I dont know whats happening, did someone had the same problem ?
Have a good day !

WorMzy

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Re: pacman -Syy : The requested URL returned error: 404

there is the mirror wiki.archlinux told me to add :

[archlinuxfr]
SigLevel = Never
Server = http://repo.archlinux.fr/$arch

You do not need to add that repository, please link to the wiki page that told you that you do.

I recommend removing that repository, it is not well maintained and has been the cause of many problems over the years.

I try to get the processor to see the architecture type, but he cant find it :

uname -p :
unknown

You want 'uname -m' for architecture, not -p.

EDIT: Please also note that running 'pacman -Syy' followed by 'pacman -S' is not a good idea and will lead to breakage. Use 'pacman -Syu', or if you really need to force the refresh of package lists, 'pacman -Syyu'.

Last edited by WorMzy (2016-08-31 13:03:27)

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Trilby

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Re: pacman -Syy : The requested URL returned error: 404

I can find no reference to that repo in our wiki:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php?ti … ext=Search

I suspect you are following someone else's documentation - an offshoot distro perhaps?  If this is a arch derivative, you will need to ask the community for that distro for help.

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Hackedia

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Registered: 2016-05-12

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Re: pacman -Syy : The requested URL returned error: 404

Hi guys !

First of all, a great thanks for your job !

I followed the french archlinux wiki : https://wiki.archlinux.fr/Depot_archlinuxfr
I'll follow your advise, and will looking for a real repo !

Thanks for your help !

Trilby

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Re: pacman -Syy : The requested URL returned error: 404

No problem.  Note that our wiki is translated into many languages.  Archlinux.fr, however, is not simply a translation, it is an entirely separate project.

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