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I'm installing using the mid December install disc and whenever I install the base system, use pacman -Sy or pacman -Syu i get this error, then it continues:
warning: database file for 'core' does not exist
" " " 'extra' " "
" " " 'community' " "
is this a problem with old install and will solve with pacman -Syu? if not, how do I update databases?
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The first time you update the database, why would you expect there to be a database there already?
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you need to initialize the databases. Read up the man pages for pacman especially the options for the sync (-S)
There's no such thing as a stupid question, but there sure are a lot of inquisitive idiots !
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According to the Beginner's Guide, you should only run
# pacman -Sy
when you first install Arch. You should read up on the man pages for pacman to see what the flags mean.
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