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Orific

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Registered: 2006-07-30

Posts: 8

http reposirtory

Hey.
I am an Arch user only since yesterday. Up to now I am quite satisfied: coming from the gentoo world, I think that Arch is actually simple (as advertised), although not simplistic.
So I have managed to sort out the few issues I had up to know. Right now I am recompiling my kernel (with every possible optimizations of course...  and then it will be the turn of the whole system, from scratch of course).
But just a little question for my first post: is it possible to have an http repository ? I'd really like to avoid all the ftp logins, which I think time-wasting.
Thanks.

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: http reposirtory

Right now I am recompiling my kernel (with every possible optimizations of course...  and then it will be the turn of the whole system, from scratch of course).

So you haven't really left Gentoo then?

is it possible to have an http repository?

There are some already - have a look through /etc/pacman.d/*. Move the http entries to the top of their respective lists. Also, the heanet mirror works with either http or ftp, although it's ftp by default.

Orific

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Registered: 2006-07-30

Posts: 8

Re: http reposirtory

So you haven't really left Gentoo then?

Well I must confess... No

There are some already - have a look through /etc/pacman.d/*. Move the http entries to the top of their respective lists. Also, the heanet mirror works with either http or ftp, although it's ftp by default.

Yeah actually I hadn't had a close look at those files: I saw a lot of ftps, so I thought there were only such reps.
Thank you.

codemac

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From: Cliche Tech Place

Registered: 2005-05-13

Posts: 794

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Re: http reposirtory

mirror.cs.vt.edu is also http

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