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SemiBz

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From: Riga, Latvia

Registered: 2010-01-30

Posts: 80

[ pacman ] Download from server X, if not found, download from Y ?

So I was thinking about using some kind of prioritizing as the default ( Latvia ) server is missing some files. Is it possible to set the default server and if something is missing, try to get it from another, without interrupting the whole download/install process ?

ZaQ

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Registered: 2009-12-12

Posts: 106

Re: [ pacman ] Download from server X, if not found, download from Y ?

Edit /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist  or make an own mirrorlist file

pacman starts at the top. If download breaks, pacman takes the next (uncommented) server in the list and so on...

sHyLoCk

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From: /dev/null

Registered: 2009-06-19

Posts: 1,197

Re: [ pacman ] Download from server X, if not found, download from Y ?

*confused*

Pick an updated mirror and stick to it. Everything's there. Obviously what you said is thedefault way pacman handles it. That's why there are several servers in mirrorlist. You could uncomment a few servers.

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n0dix

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Registered: 2009-09-22

Posts: 956

Re: [ pacman ] Download from server X, if not found, download from Y ?

Like it said @ZaQ, if you have differents mirrors in your  mirrorlist, pacman should choice a different one if any failed.

skottish

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Registered: 2006-06-16

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Re: [ pacman ] Download from server X, if not found, download from Y ?

You can use something like Xyne's powerpill.

SemiBz

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From: Riga, Latvia

Registered: 2010-01-30

Posts: 80

Re: [ pacman ] Download from server X, if not found, download from Y ?

Will try to enable one or more alternate mirrors and see whether it works or not.

You can use something like Xyne's powerpill.

Have been reading about it but never actually tried - will give it a go