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SpecialYT

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Registered: 2026-01-16

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Pacman Mirrors ..

So i hopped to arch linux just a few days ago , i have some prior knowledge but i dont what i was *experimenting and now my pacman is not working, (i remember i was trying to install snapd with pacman and tried to add something to any file for community .. with chatgpt.) a example is this :

➜  ~ sudo pacman -S viu
warning: database file for 'community' does not exist (use '-Sy' to download)
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not find database)

I have done several chats with chatgpt but no conclusion i think there is some problem with the:
/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

as i know a little about the arch or say linux i dont know how to revert the mirros to original.
again i tried uncommenting the worldwide servers and near my country india servers but they are out of reach or 404.
any help is appreciated, i can provide any files related to this.

WorMzy

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Registered: 2010-06-16

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Re: Pacman Mirrors ..

Please don't use LLMs to teach you how to use Arch Linux, use the wiki.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Snap

The community repo hasn't existed for a while, remove it from your pacman.conf.

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astralc

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Registered: 2022-09-17

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Re: Pacman Mirrors ..

community repo does not exist for several years, so you are using badGPT, or bad guide, if you are new.
If you changed a file, you should know how to restore it.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman … nd_mirrors

SpecialYT

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Registered: 2026-01-16

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Re: Pacman Mirrors ..

So i have removed the [community] from the pacman.conf and it works now ! basic install of packages are working but why this still fails ?
➜  ~ sudo pacman -Syy (and syu too)

:: Synchronizing package databases...
core.db failed to download
extra.db failed to download
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from archive.archlinux.org : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from archive.archlinux.org : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed to synchronize all databases (failed to retrieve some files)

Maybe i am dumb to even understand what it does ? and how do the /etc/pacman.d/pacman.conf works with everything commented ?

Last edited by SpecialYT (2026-01-16 14:09:44)

WorMzy

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Re: Pacman Mirrors ..

Please post the contents of your pacman.conf and /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist, use code tags, or a pastebin service.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Genera … s_and_code
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/List_o … n_services

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Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

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Re: Pacman Mirrors ..

Whatever bullshit ChatGPT gave you for the mirrorlist was wrong, too. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Mirrors

SpecialYT

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Re: Pacman Mirrors ..

My pacman.conf is :
  > https://paste.c-net.org/PettyRoxie

and the /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist:
> https://paste.c-net.org/SicilyMadder

there it is.

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

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Re: Pacman Mirrors ..

Server = https://archive.archlinux.org/repos/2025/12/01/community/$arch

https://archive.archlinux.org/repos/202 … ty/x86_64/ is 404 and generally that's wrong for using a static repo  and everything else.

https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Mirrors
Read that.
Actually go back to step one and install arch following https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Installation_guide and don't listen to that authoritative bullshit generator again.

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SpecialYT

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Re: Pacman Mirrors ..

What is the purpose of re installing arch again ? everything seems fine , the pacman is working ?

seth

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Re: Pacman Mirrors ..

If pacman is working, why is there this thread?
The purpose is for you to actually have a minimal grasp on the system in front of you because from what we've seen we'll have to assume you've used chadgpt to drastically misconfigure more stuff.

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