[SOLVED- upgraded system] sudo package doesn't seem to want to install

kyiami · 2018-08-31 23:29:29

Hello,

So, I've gotten to this point by following the official Installation Guide (due to the lack of a certain beginner's guide that's referenced in older support posts). I've just created a new user for myself.

After a bit of a hassle in configuring the wifi, (seems like that beginner's guide was a bit more up front about what to do) I'm trying to find packages that I should install. I figured that 'sudo' is probably pretty important.

But when I run pacman -S sudo, it just spits out this:

error: failed retrieving file 'sudo-1.8.23-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' from mirror.vtti.vt.edu : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'sudo-1.8.23-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' from archlinux.mirror.colo-serv.net : The requested URL returned error: 404

that goes on for a while with different mirrors, i had to stop it with ^C.

Funnily enough, I was able to install xorg with the command 'pacman -S xorg-server'. No issues there.

So I guess my question is, what's going on here? I couldn't find anything on Google - every issue seemed to be related to the wifi (i can ping fine).

Another question that I'll throw in is, what are some packages that I'm probably going to want to install? I've only found posts referencing a list of software on the now deceased beginner's guide.

Last edited by kyiami (2018-08-31 23:40:38)

2ManyDogs · 2018-08-31 23:32:20

Update your system (pacman -Syu). The sudo package in the repos is now at 1.8.24.

jasonwryan · 2018-08-31 23:33:17

pacman -Syu sudo

You are trying to download a package that doesn't exist, hence the 404. Always keep you local database up-to-date.

Also, stop reading the Beginners Guide. It is ancient history. The wiki has pages on common applications.

kyiami · 2018-08-31 23:37:52

jasonwryan wrote:

pacman -Syu sudo
You are trying to download a package that doesn't exist, hence the 404. Always keep you local database up-to-date.
Also, stop reading the Beginners Guide. It is ancient history. The wiki has pages on common applications.

I wasn't reading the Beginner's Guide, I couldn't even find it. I was using support posts that referenced it like this one.

Last edited by kyiami (2018-08-31 23:52:51)

jasonwryan · 2018-08-31 23:39:57

Some stupid reddit thread from three years ago? We have a wiki for a reason.

kyiami · 2018-08-31 23:39:58

2ManyDogs wrote:

Update your system (pacman -Syu). The sudo package in the repos is now at 1.8.24.

Alright, doing that now. I only installed it a couple days ago, so I wasn't aware of how fast Arch updates their repositories.

That seemed to be the issue. Thanks.

circleface · 2018-08-31 23:41:12

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Li … plications is the page jasonwryan mentioned. Only you can know what packages you need to install to do whatever you want to do

jasonwryan · 2018-08-31 23:43:06

Yep. Surprisingly, that is actually linked to from the Installation Guide: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/In … stallation

kyiami · 2018-08-31 23:45:49

jasonwryan wrote:

Some stupid reddit thread from three years ago? We have a wiki for a reason.

The wiki isn't written in the best way for first-time users. I'm sure it'll grow more useful as I get used to Arch, but in the context of that thread it seemed that the "beginner guide" would have probably been helpful.

Besides, that reddit post worked.

kyiami · 2018-08-31 23:48:37

circleface wrote:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Li … plications is the page jasonwryan mentioned. Only you can know what packages you need to install to do whatever you want to do

Ah-ha. That's what I'm looking for, thanks! Since I installed from USB, I was under the impression that the USB packages would carry over to the installation.

loqs · 2018-08-31 23:58:09

The install media does not contain packages. The packages are downloaded from a mirror. Which packages depends on the arguments passed to pacstrap.

Trilby · 2018-09-01 01:18:18

kyiami wrote:

Besides, that reddit post worked.

If that were true, this thread wouldn't exist.

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[SOLVED- upgraded system] sudo package doesn't seem to want to install

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