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Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 11,919

ftp.belnet.be mirror very slow with updates

The mirror that is closest to my location, ftp.belnet.be , seems to be very slow with updates for AL.

XFCE4 was updated to 4.2.3 around nov 10 on archlinux.org.
11 days later xfce4 4.2.2 is still on belnet , and not replaced by the new version.

Since it's also a fast and reliable server, i don't mind waiting a few days, but more than a week is TOO long.

What's the use of a bleeding edge distribution when you can't get updates that have been available for more than a week ?

For now, i have fallen back on archlinux.org , but will look for another european server.

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Gullible Jones

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Registered: 2004-12-29

Posts: 4,863

Re: ftp.belnet.be mirror very slow with updates

Try ftp.archlinux.de.

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 11,919

Re: ftp.belnet.be mirror very slow with updates

In contrast with the name, that server doesn't seem to have ANY arch packages anymore.

:: Synchronizing package databases...
--00:34:46--  ftp://ftp.archlinux.de/pub/archlinux/cu … .db.tar.gz
           => `current.db.tar.gz.part'
Resolving ftp.archlinux.de... 134.109.132.98
Connecting to ftp.archlinux.de|134.109.132.98|:21... connected.
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done.    ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done.  ==> CWD /pub/archlinux/current/os/i686 ...
No such directory `pub/archlinux/current/os/i686'.

failed to synchronize current
--00:34:47--  ftp://ftp.archlinux.de/pub/archlinux/ex … .db.tar.gz
           => `extra.db.tar.gz.part'
Resolving ftp.archlinux.de... 134.109.132.98
Connecting to ftp.archlinux.de|134.109.132.98|:21... connected.
Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
==> SYST ... done.    ==> PWD ... done.
==> TYPE I ... done.  ==> CWD /pub/archlinux/extra/os/i686 ...
No such directory `pub/archlinux/extra/os/i686'.

failed to synchronize extra

searching the site from the www page for pacman gave many results, but none of them were for AL's pacman.

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Disliking systemd intensely, but not satisfied with alternatives so focusing on taming systemd.

(A works at time B)  && (time C > time B ) ≠  (A works at time C)

Gullible Jones

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Registered: 2004-12-29

Posts: 4,863

Re: ftp.belnet.be mirror very slow with updates

Hmm, right you are. :?

Okay, try the heanet.ie or antesis.org mirrors - heanet and antesis are both very fast.

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 11,919

Re: ftp.belnet.be mirror very slow with updates

Thanks for the tip, i know use heanet.ie .

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Disliking systemd intensely, but not satisfied with alternatives so focusing on taming systemd.

(A works at time B)  && (time C > time B ) ≠  (A works at time C)