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TokiPete

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Registered: 2024-10-05

Posts: 1

[Arch Newbie] Pacman not working ? :(

Hey guys I'm new to arch and I recently installed it and have had tons of fun with it but after a week of not using my pc I came back to update my system but for some reason Pac-Man isn't pacmanig he's not downloading or reaching out to the DB here is the output. I have a feeling it's to something to do with the mirros but sadly idk how to change them can I change them just like I did when I was installing arch? Going into the Mirror file with nano and changing, or how does it work ?

  ~  sudo pacman -Syyu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 core                                                                      117.2 KiB   503 KiB/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------------] 100%
 extra                                                                       7.5 MiB  17.4 MiB/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------------] 100%
 multilib                                                                  133.6 KiB   589 KiB/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------------] 100%
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from de.arch.niranjan.co : Failed to connect to de.arch.niranjan.co port 443 after 10002 ms: Timeout was reached
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from de.arch.niranjan.co : Failed to connect to de.arch.niranjan.co port 443 after 10002 ms: Timeout was reached
error: failed retrieving file 'multilib.db' from de.arch.niranjan.co : Failed to connect to de.arch.niranjan.co port 443 after 10002 ms: Timeout was reached
warning: too many errors from de.arch.niranjan.co, skipping for the remainder of this transaction
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from al.arch.niranjan.co : Failed to connect to al.arch.niranjan.co port 443 after 10002 ms: Timeout was reached
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from al.arch.niranjan.co : Failed to connect to al.arch.niranjan.co port 443 after 10002 ms: Timeout was reached
error: failed retrieving file 'multilib.db' from al.arch.niranjan.co : Failed to connect to al.arch.niranjan.co port 443 after 10002 ms: Timeout was reached
warning: too many errors from al.arch.niranjan.co, skipping for the remainder of this transaction

Strike0

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From: Germany

Registered: 2011-09-05

Posts: 1,486

Re: [Arch Newbie] Pacman not working ? :(

Hi,
yes, that's how it works. Have a look at https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Mirrors
The Arch iso uses the reflector tool to ensure pacman picks active mirrors.

cryptearth

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Registered: 2024-02-03

Posts: 1,024

Re: [Arch Newbie] Pacman not working ? :(

when you get your pacman back up working I recommend installing https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Reflector which can be used to regenerate a new mirror list in such cases
as for the issue itself: have you only ONE mirror in your mirror list? if so: it's called "list" for a reason so you can have multiple entries in it - as it's supposed to work as a failover: when one mirror can't be reached pacman uses the next one

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 12,981

Re: [Arch Newbie] Pacman not working ? :(

https://archlinux.org/mirrors/status/ shows http://de.arch.niranjan.co and https://de.arch.niranjan.co  are fully uptodate and have a great score making it a very good choice.

error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from de.arch.niranjan.co : Failed to connect to de.arch.niranjan.co port 443 after 10002 ms: Timeout was reached

That message suggests there's something wrong with your network connection, not with the mirror .

Run ping -c3 1.1.1.1 to verify if your network connection is functional .

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Sir_Caljerque

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Registered: 2024-08-31

Posts: 3

Re: [Arch Newbie] Pacman not working ? :(

it might be your network connection. try accessing a website of your choice or using ```ping -c1 archlinux.org```
check out networkmanager for wireless connections setup

ewaller

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From: Pasadena, CA

Registered: 2009-07-13

Posts: 20,232

Re: [Arch Newbie] Pacman not working ? :(

TokiPete, also, using Syy is considered bad form.  It is a waste of yours and your mirror's bandwidth.  The Syy option is almost never the correct thing to do and should only be done if there is reasonable suspicion that the database is corrupt.

Edit:  The unsaid part,  just use the single -y

Last edited by ewaller (2024-10-07 15:40:53)

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