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hockeyfighter09

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Registered: 2009-07-04

Posts: 48

(SOLVED)Not getting new updates with my mirrors

Hello.  I installed arch linux about 3 days ago and seem to not be getting the most up to date packages on my mirrors.  I am using mirrors that update regularly, but the software that shows up is not up to the current version.  For example it is showing pidging at version 2.6.3 when the newest version is 2.6.4 and thunderbird is still at version 2.0.  Aso chromium entered the extra repo a few days ago and is still not showing up when I search for it.  I've done pacman -Syy numerous times and pacman -Syu and it says everything on my machine is current when I know it's not.  It seems I am stuck at the state of software versions when I installed arch.  Any ideas what the problem is?

Last edited by hockeyfighter09 (2009-12-17 23:59:22)

anonymous_user

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Registered: 2009-08-28

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Re: (SOLVED)Not getting new updates with my mirrors

You could use reflector to make sure you're using up-to-date mirrors. As root run:

pacman -S reflector
reflector -l 10 -r -o /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
pacman -Syy

ngoonee

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Registered: 2009-03-17

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Re: (SOLVED)Not getting new updates with my mirrors

Change mirrors in /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist to some other mirror. Pacman uses the first that it can connect to.

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hockeyfighter09

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Registered: 2009-07-04

Posts: 48

Re: (SOLVED)Not getting new updates with my mirrors

You could use reflector to make sure you're using up-to-date mirrors. As root run:

pacman -S reflector
reflector -l 10 -r -o /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
pacman -Syy

What does this exactly do?

Change mirrors in /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist to some other mirror. Pacman uses the first that it can connect to.

I've also done this numerous times with no successful result.  I am currently using the schlunix mirror....I think thats what it is called.

Last edited by hockeyfighter09 (2009-12-17 23:57:03)

hockeyfighter09

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Registered: 2009-07-04

Posts: 48

Re: (SOLVED)Not getting new updates with my mirrors

No need to continue this thread the suggestion by anonymous_user to use reflector worked.  Thanks to both of you for your help and suggestions.  I am now getting up to date software.:cool: