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newArcher00

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Registered: 2024-02-15

Posts: 3

openvpn installation failed

I was trying to install openvpn as instructed in the wiki, but end up with error 404 only.

[root ~] # pacman -S openvpn
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...

Packages (2) pkcs11-helper-1.30.0-1  openvpn-2.6.8-1

Total Download Size:   0.68 MiB
Total Installed Size:  1.99 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
:: Retrieving packages...
openvpn-2.6.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst failed to download
Total (1/2)                                          700.0 KiB  25.3 KiB/s 00:28 [###############################################] 100%
error: failed retrieving file 'openvpn-2.6.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirror.osbeck.com : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'openvpn-2.6.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirror.cyberbits.eu : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'openvpn-2.6.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from at.arch.mirror.kescher.at : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'openvpn-2.6.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from os.codefionn.eu : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'openvpn-2.6.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from archlinux.thaller.ws : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'openvpn-2.6.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from de.arch.mirror.kescher.at : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'openvpn-2.6.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from gluttony.sin.cvut.cz : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'openvpn-2.6.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirror.dkm.cz : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'openvpn-2.6.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirror.lty.me : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'openvpn-2.6.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from ftp.sh.cvut.cz : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'openvpn-2.6.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirror.ubrco.de : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'openvpn-2.6.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirror.telepoint.bg : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'openvpn-2.6.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from archlinux.mailtunnel.eu : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'openvpn-2.6.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirror.f4st.host : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'openvpn-2.6.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from md.mirrors.hacktegic.com : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'openvpn-2.6.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirror.sunred.org : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'openvpn-2.6.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirror.moson.org : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'openvpn-2.6.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from archmirror.it : The requested URL returned error: 403
error: failed retrieving file 'openvpn-2.6.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirrors.niyawe.de : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'openvpn-2.6.8-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from arch.sakamoto.pl : The requested URL returned error: 404
warning: failed to retrieve some files
error: failed to commit transaction (failed to retrieve some files)
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 25,231

Re: openvpn installation failed

Because the current version is 2.6.9.. use pacman -Syu openvpn

newArcher00

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Registered: 2024-02-15

Posts: 3

Re: openvpn installation failed

Because the current version is 2.6.9.. use pacman -Syu openvpn

It's showing Total Download Size:   1237.85 MiB Total Installed Size:  3098.10 MiB. Is the package actually that big?

BS86

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Registered: 2022-11-03

Posts: 97

Re: openvpn installation failed

it is such a big download because you haven't updated your system in quite some time and the command updates the system and installs the package.

Arch is a rolling release distribution and therefore should be updated regularly. I do it several times a day, but daily or at least some times per week should be the target to make it easier to handle possible issues after updates.
If you update less frequent, you have to update before installing new packages to avoid the problem you described here.

Last edited by BS86 (2024-03-01 12:57:41)

newArcher00

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Registered: 2024-02-15

Posts: 3

Re: openvpn installation failed

it is such a big download because you haven't updated your system in quite some time and the command updates the system and installs the package.

Arch is a rolling release distribution and therefore should be updated regularly. I do it several times a day, but daily or at least some times per week should be the target to make it easier to handle possible issues after updates.
If you update less frequent, you have to update before installing new packages to avoid the problem you described here.

Ok. Thanks!