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fedex1993

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Registered: 2008-01-19

Posts: 21

rankmirrors script?

okay i am following the guide http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners_Guide and i am having problems getting rankmirrors script working,
I am using teh command rankmirrors -v /etc/pacman.d/core
which displays the out put of -bash: /usr/bin/rankmirrors: /usr/bin/python: bad interpreter: No such file or directory

is there anyway that i can fix this or is there anyway to fix this.
Thanks
fedex

cucullus

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From: Moscow, Russia

Registered: 2007-07-07

Posts: 71

Re: rankmirrors script?

python is required to run rankmirrors

fedex1993

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Registered: 2008-01-19

Posts: 21

Re: rankmirrors script?

okay how can install python with pacman(i am a noob at arch right now)

Jessehk

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From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Registered: 2007-01-16

Posts: 152

Re: rankmirrors script?

okay how can install python with pacman(i am a noob at arch right now)

pacman -Sy python

as root.

After you've installed python, run rankmirrors so that you're not using the (throttled) main server.

hybrid

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Registered: 2007-02-05

Posts: 261

Re: rankmirrors script?

No offense, but newbie or not you should be able to figure out how you install/remove software on your system.
See http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman
Can't be much easier. :>
Have fun!

fedex1993

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Registered: 2008-01-19

Posts: 21

Re: rankmirrors script?

well i am not frmilliare with arch and pacman yet i came off of ubuntu then fedora and now arch and arch is probley my number 1 favorite

Zer0

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From: Windsor, ON, Canada

Registered: 2006-08-25

Posts: 299

Re: rankmirrors script?

Since it is a Beginners Guide, I've updated the wiki to show how to install python before running rankmirrors.  The bad interpreter error is can be confusing for newer users..
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beg … mirrorlist