Arch Linux

gjoellee

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Registered: 2008-12-12

Posts: 82

I have installed Arch, what to do next?

I have installed a clean Arch Linux install on my laptop (which is screaming fro something highly configurable and light because it is a little old).

I have added a user, plugged in a Internet cable and and rebooted and I tried this command:

sudo pacman -Syy

and I am getting the following error (and a few more which is quite identical):

error: failed retreiving file "core.db.tar.gz" from ftp.archlinux.org : transmission resolver failure

thank you for the help

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stefanwilkens

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From: Enschede, the Netherlands

Registered: 2008-12-10

Posts: 624

Re: I have installed Arch, what to do next?

Try to ping www.google.com

ping -c 3 www.google.com

That should indicate if your network connection is actually working, if not you may need to configure your network first. To do that, please refet to the beginner's guide on the wiki:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beg … cessary.29

Also, it seems you've set ftp.archlinux.org as your repository. You're advised to use a different repository as ftp.archlinux.org is speedthrottled to 50 Kbps. Again, please check the Beginner's guide on the wiki on how to change your repository.

The file in question is located here:
/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

You will need root rights.

Last edited by stefanwilkens (2008-12-12 17:10:31)

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gjoellee

Member

Registered: 2008-12-12

Posts: 82

Re: I have installed Arch, what to do next?

Try to ping www.google.com

ping -c 3 www.google.com

That should indicate if your network connection is actually working, if not you may need to configure your network first. To do that, please refet to the beginner's guide on the wiki:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beg … cessary.29

Also, it seems you've set ftp.archlinux.org as your repository. You're advised to use a different repository as ftp.archlinux.org is speedthrottled to 50 Kbps. Again, please check the Beginner's guide on the wiki on how to change your repository.

The file in question is located here:
/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

You will need root rights.

thank you, this solved the problem

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