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ShinobiTech

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archlinuxfr.db failed to download error: failed retr

Hi , can someone please help me. I tried to update my Arch Linux using sudo pacman -Syu .

It's return that .
archlinuxfr.db failed to download
error: failed retrieving file 'archlinuxfr.db' from repo.archlinux.fr : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed to synchronize all databases (failed to retrieve some files)
Maybe someone can help me what to do with ,I'm really newbie .

2ManyDogs

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Re: archlinuxfr.db failed to download error: failed retr

http://repo.archlinux.fr/

nobody really uses repo.archlinux.fr anymore, so it's time to say goodbye

ShinobiTech

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Re: archlinuxfr.db failed to download error: failed retr

Thanks , i'm done with this question . Everything solved.

dion_pouw

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Re: archlinuxfr.db failed to download error: failed retr

Is commenting the pacman.conf safe?

Last edited by dion_pouw (2023-09-08 02:18:28)

seth

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Re: archlinuxfr.db failed to download error: failed retr

It's not "safe", but if you do it correctly, the repo will no longer be used.
If you do it incorrectly, pacman will throw errors at you

Please always remember to mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
Thanks.

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Re: archlinuxfr.db failed to download error: failed retr

Mod note: Moving to AUR Issues.

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dkjkds

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Re: archlinuxfr.db failed to download error: failed retr

same problem ,how to solve?

seth

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Re: archlinuxfr.db failed to download error: failed retr

Did you read the thread?

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dkjkds

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Re: archlinuxfr.db failed to download error: failed retr

I don't understand, how to solve it specifically?

seth

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Re: archlinuxfr.db failed to download error: failed retr

What kind of distro are you using?

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dkjkds

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Re: archlinuxfr.db failed to download error: failed retr

Linux archlinux 6.1.47-1-lts #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Wed, 23 Aug 2023 19:08:07 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: archlinuxfr.db failed to download error: failed retr

Change your mirror.

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seth

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Re: archlinuxfr.db failed to download error: failed retr

archlinuxfr.db isn't a mirror - the repo hosted some packages, esp. yaourt

@dkjkds, that doesn't answer my question.
You *obviously* didn't add archlinuxfr yourself, everybody here knows that you're not using archlinux.
Edit your pacman.conf and remove the archlinuxfr repo. It is dead, rotten and has already stopped smelling.

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