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vgt

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Registered: 2015-02-26

Posts: 8

How to use package [pacman-mirrorlist]

Hi all,

I've just relocated so I want to refresh my /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist, I have only one mirror in it now.

I want to restore it to the full list and after searching on wiki, I find a package named pacman-mirrorlist which may help.
I reinstall it but /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist stays the same.

How can I use this package to get a full mirror list?

Thanks,

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eschwartz

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Registered: 2014-08-08

Posts: 4,097

Re: How to use package [pacman-mirrorlist]

You can just use reflector to grab the latest list of mirrors local to you.

But you can of course use the default list in pacman-mirrorlist, if you really want to. Since the mirrorlist is a backup file, updating or reinstalling the pacman-mirrorlist package will not clobber your existing mirrorlist. See: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pa … nd_Pacsave

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Trilby

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Registered: 2011-11-29

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Re: How to use package [pacman-mirrorlist]

The pacnew/pacsave information above is the most direct answer to your specific question.  But I also second the recommendation of reflector as a much better approach.

Or as yet another alternative:
https://www.archlinux.org/mirrorlist/

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vgt

Member

Registered: 2015-02-26

Posts: 8

Re: How to use package [pacman-mirrorlist]

You can just use reflector to grab the latest list of mirrors local to you.

But you can of course use the default list in pacman-mirrorlist, if you really want to. Since the mirrorlist is a backup file, updating or reinstalling the pacman-mirrorlist package will not clobber your existing mirrorlist. See: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pa … nd_Pacsave

Thank you for your answer,
I think this is the reflector: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Reflector

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vgt

Member

Registered: 2015-02-26

Posts: 8

Re: How to use package [pacman-mirrorlist]

The pacnew/pacsave information above is the most direct answer to your specific question.  But I also second the recommendation of reflector as a much better approach.

Or as yet another alternative:
https://www.archlinux.org/mirrorlist/

Thank you for your help:D

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