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freshscaped

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[SOLVED] Pacman fails to install gnome from three mirrors

pacman -S gnome

initial stuff then:

Total Download Size: 6.80MiB
Total Installed Size: 1455.90MiB
:: Proceed with installation [Y/n] y
:: Retrieving packages . . .
error: failed retrieving file 'ffmpeg-1.2.2-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz' from archlinux.mirrors.uk2.net: the requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'ffmpeg-1.2.2-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz' from archlinux.mirrors.bytemark.co.uk: the requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'ffmpeg-1.2.2-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz' from archlinux.mirrors.cinosure.com: the requested URL returned error: 404
warning: failed to retrieve some files
error: failed to commit transaction (unexpected error)
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded

Is that a Pacman fault, my system or other? Can anybody offer a diagnostic path? A solution would be even better! ;-)

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lagagnon

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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman fails to install gnome from three mirrors

Did you try "pacman -Syu gnome" ?

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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman fails to install gnome from three mirrors

Thanks lagagnon. I have now and it looks to have installed. Sorry to trouble your further (especially after such good quick help) but my reading of the pacman stuff on the wiki says -Syu is to update/upgrade. -S has successfully installed everything before now so I understood that as the install command. What have I misunderstood? Can you point me at any docs for me to get a better handle on it?

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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman fails to install gnome from three mirrors

Can you point me at any docs for me to get a better handle on it?

IF YOUR SYSTEM IS NOT UP TO DATE - YOU ARE DOING IT WRONG. PACMAN -Syu *BEFORE* POSTING

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=130309

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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman fails to install gnome from three mirrors

As I've just installed - first time - then run pacman -Syyu less than 24 hours ago, that would appear somewhat assumptive. Thanks for the help in other threads but in the throat is unwelcome.

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2ManyDogs

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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman fails to install gnome from three mirrors

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pa … nsupported

always upgrade (with pacman -Syu) before installing a package

Arch can change a lot in 24 hours. Updating before installing a new package is always a good idea. And if you encounter errors, making sure your system is up to date is the first troubleshooting step.

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Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman fails to install gnome from three mirrors

in the throat is unwelcome.

Pardon?

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freshscaped

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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman fails to install gnome from three mirrors

Agreed but I've updated several times and been installing on a new installation. It is a good idea with any distro. Head_on_a_Stick was letting his (somewhat misguided) assumptions get the better of him. I am neither new to linux nor to forums.

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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman fails to install gnome from three mirrors

Head_on_a_Stick was letting his (somewhat misguided) assumptions get the better of him. I am neither new to linux nor to forums.

I think you're reading a lot into two quotes and a hyperlink..

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fo … ther_users

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freshscaped

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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman fails to install gnome from three mirrors

Possibly. Apologies if that's so. But a quiet word may have been somewhat more diplomatic than a quick cut and paste of somethig in screeching capital letters.

In any event, whilst Gnome may be installed it is certainly not starting as a desktop gui. I am still convinced Arch is the solution I need. It fell into this laptop almost effortlessly. But getting it going where I need it, on the PC, is turning into a nightmare and there is still no end in sight. On reboot the system came up in console and I have not yet managed to find a search term that points me to a sensible spot in the wiki to help me get it running. Any pointers please?

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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman fails to install gnome from three mirrors

Please read through https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/GN … ting_GNOME and open a new topic about your problem if you still can't get gnome to start at boot.

And please remember to mark this thread as solved.

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Re: [SOLVED] Pacman fails to install gnome from three mirrors

Thanks once more, WorMzy. That was the link I needed. Gnome up and running when needed from the console and with a terminal available. Very much appreciated.