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Acid7711

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From: Chicago, IL

Registered: 2006-08-18

Posts: 300

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Pacman Install Issue

I've tried doing some searching, I must be going about it the wrong way because it must not like the % sign too much.  Lately, every time I go to do like either a pacman -S   or a pacman -Syu, it updates smaller packages perfectly fine.  However, the problems begin when I goto update larger packages.  Sometimes it goes to 99% and hangs, other times it goes to 100% and hangs.  However, to remedy this I usually control+c to close, then resume what I was doing and bam, it finishes and goes onto the next file. 

However, I've been noticing (and ripping my hair out about it as well) that sometimes when I control+c then try again after it hangs at 99%, it will immediatly start at 100%, then continue to goto 101%, 102% all the way till 199% and stop.  If I control+c and resume, it'll do this but start at 200% this time.  The list goes on.  I basically have to delete the downloaded file, and pray that it won't do it again.  Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't

Any ideas? Thanks

stonecrest

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From: Boulder

Registered: 2005-01-22

Posts: 1,190

Re: Pacman Install Issue

You can try using wget or another downloader (specified in /etc/pacman.conf) and see if that helps. I don't know why you're seeing this problem though, maybe someone else can shed some light.

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Acid7711

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From: Chicago, IL

Registered: 2006-08-18

Posts: 300

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Re: Pacman Install Issue

That's a good idea, I never thought of that.  My only problem with wget is that it makes a mess of your screen compared to what pacman defaults to. I guess function over beauty eh?

Snowman

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From: Montreal, Canada

Registered: 2004-08-20

Posts: 5,212

Re: Pacman Install Issue

Maybe wget has an option for quiet mode.

Acid7711

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From: Chicago, IL

Registered: 2006-08-18

Posts: 300

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Re: Pacman Install Issue

Maybe I'll check it out since I didn't know about that mode    Wget seems to have solved the problem.  I don't understand why this is the case, but yeah.

Sucks I lost the ILoveCandy animations though : / I guess you can't have everything