pacman error mesg... cannot connect to...

root_tux_linux · 2005-01-01 03:55:01

Hi

I'am new here and have a little problem with pacman and error outputs...

:: Synchronizing package databases...
getservbyname: No such file or directory
error: cannot connect to ftp.archlinux.org
getservbyname: No such file or directory
error: cannot connect to ftp.archlinux.de
getservbyname: No such file or directory
error: cannot connect to ftp.ibiblio.org
current [################] 100% 44K 57.5K/s 00:00:00
getservbyname: No such file or directory
error: cannot connect to ftp.ibiblio.org
extra [################] 100% 185K 71.0K/s 00:00:02

How can i fix it oder hidden the error messages?

cactus · 2005-01-01 04:02:05

what do you get when you..

ping ftp.archlinux.org

root_tux_linux · 2005-01-01 05:56:18

I found the problem...

missing iputils package

Creepy · 2005-02-11 16:49:22

pacman -A package.pkg.tar.gz or pacman -U package.pkg.tar.gz

Dusty · 2005-02-11 16:54:07

that filename doesn't look like a pacman package filename. If you want the pacman package, grab ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/extra/os/i686/f … pkg.tar.gz

that's a newer package, but it works with pacman. To install run:
pacman -U fluxbox-0.1.14-2.pkg.tar.gz

Or else just run
pacman -Sy fluxbox

to download it directly.

If you want to use the 0.9.12 version, you will have to build the package from scratch. This isn't difficult, you can follow instructions on using ABS (Arch Build System) found in the Arch Linux Wiki. You can probably find a PKGBUILD for the old version in the CVS archives, accessible from searching the front page.

Dusty

xerxes2 · 2005-02-11 17:36:34

as Dusty said, Pacman is only for binary packages packaged with ABS(Arch Build System),

if you want the latest fluxbox you can find it in 'unstable' repo,
it must be set before 'current' repo, otherwise you will get the old one,

phrakture · 2005-02-11 19:04:57

a package is a pacman package if the extension is ".pkg.tar.gz" - the links on the package browser web page are not to the pacman package, but a link to the source code...

it's best to go to one of the ftp sites to download packages...

Snowman · 2005-02-11 20:36:34

Grunya wrote:

I have a lucent winmodem. I found driver too but I can't install that so easily, because that isn't a pacman package too.

There is a package:

pacman -S ltmodem

.

Snowman · 2005-02-11 23:27:04

Use the wiki:
http://wiki2.archlinux.org/index.php/ltmodem%20drivers

phrakture · 2005-02-11 23:44:18

Grunya wrote:

I installed the package with pacman -A ltmodem......pkg.tar.gz
(pacman -S didn't work)

pacman -S <package> basically says "download this package and install it..."
pacman -A <package>.pkg.tar.gz says "I have this file, install it..."

so once you get your stuff working, go ahead and start using pacman -S (assuming you don't pay for bandwidth like Dusty)

you may want to run a "pacman -Syu" once you get connected, which will upgrade your whole system for you... do it before you go to bed because sometimes it can be like 100MB...

phrakture · 2005-02-12 00:45:17

Grunya wrote:

Phrakture!
In Hungary man must pay a lot for the internet! :-)
So I only a few packages want to install with pacman and some pages look on the web, what i need.

Oh, heh - didn't know it cost so much out there

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