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as3mbus

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Registered: 2018-01-22

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[SOLVED] error: could not read db 'extra' (Damaged tar archive)

Hello, i've been neglecting my update for 1-2 month and i encountered this problem when starting full system update.
the output displays the error message multiple time, around more than 1000 lines outputting the same message as in the topic title.

did i screw something up ?

thank you in advance

Last edited by as3mbus (2018-08-31 04:53:29)

loafer

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Re: [SOLVED] error: could not read db 'extra' (Damaged tar archive)

Have you tried updating you mirrorlist?

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Trilby

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Re: [SOLVED] error: could not read db 'extra' (Damaged tar archive)

After ensuring your mirrorlist is up to date, just retry the db download: `pacman -Syyu`.

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as3mbus

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Registered: 2018-01-22

Posts: 12

Re: [SOLVED] error: could not read db 'extra' (Damaged tar archive)

yes adding additional mirror in mirrorlist somehow result in everything work like normal. it might be related to isp i connected to.
Thank You everyone for your help