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mouadh7

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Registered: 2026-03-06

Posts: 3

system upgrade failing

hello everyone, it hit me recently that when I try to update using `pacman -Syu` I get this error:
```bash
sudo pacman -Syu                         
[sudo] password for mouadh7:
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core is up to date
extra is up to date
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirrors.neusoft.edu.cn : Connection timed out after 10002 milliseconds
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirrors.neusoft.edu.cn : Connection timed out after 10002 milliseconds
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from europe.mirror.pkgbuild.com : Could not resolve host: europe.mirror.pkgbuild.com
warning: fatal error from europe.mirror.pkgbuild.com, skipping for the remainder of this transaction
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from europe.mirror.pkgbuild.com : Failed to connect to europe.mirror.pkgbuild.com port 443 after 39 ms: Could not connect to server
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from sydney.mirror.pkgbuild.com : Could not resolve host: sydney.mirror.pkgbuild.com
warning: fatal error from sydney.mirror.pkgbuild.com, skipping for the remainder of this transaction
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from sydney.mirror.pkgbuild.com : Failed to connect to sydney.mirror.pkgbuild.com port 443 after 47 ms: Could not connect to server
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirror.trap.moe : OpenSSL SSL_read: OpenSSL/3.6.0: error:0A000119:SSL routines::decryption failed or bad record mac, errno 0
:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: installing qemu-base (10.2.0-3) breaks dependency 'qemu<10.2.0' required by docker-desktop
```
I tried changing my network connection and DNS settings but nothing seems to work.

Scimmia

Fellow

Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 13,696

Re: system upgrade failing

You already have the databases, the issue is that you have an out of date AUR package (docker-desktop) that's blocking the update. You will need to remove that, update, then update/reinstall the AUR package.

mouadh7

Member

Registered: 2026-03-06

Posts: 3

Re: system upgrade failing

that worked, thanks.

mouadh7

Member

Registered: 2026-03-06

Posts: 3

Re: system upgrade failing

You already have the databases, the issue is that you have an out of date AUR package (docker-desktop) that's blocking the update. You will need to remove that, update, then update/reinstall the AUR package.

the update worked now but I still get the same errors:

sudo pacman -Syu
[sudo] password for mouadh7: 
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 core is up to date
 extra is up to date
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirrors.neusoft.edu.cn : Connection timed out after 10002 milliseconds
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirrors.neusoft.edu.cn : Connection timed out after 10002 milliseconds
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from europe.mirror.pkgbuild.com : Could not resolve host: europe.mirror.pkgbuild.com
warning: fatal error from europe.mirror.pkgbuild.com, skipping for the remainder of this transaction
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from europe.mirror.pkgbuild.com : Failed to connect to europe.mirror.pkgbuild.com port 443 after 1 ms: Could not connect to server
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from sydney.mirror.pkgbuild.com : Could not resolve host: sydney.mirror.pkgbuild.com
warning: fatal error from sydney.mirror.pkgbuild.com, skipping for the remainder of this transaction
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from sydney.mirror.pkgbuild.com : Failed to connect to sydney.mirror.pkgbuild.com port 443 after 1 ms: Could not connect to server
:: Starting full system upgrade...
 there is nothing to do 

seth

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Registered: 2012-09-03

Posts: 74,356

Re: system upgrade failing

Fix you mirror list, eg. using https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Reflector

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mithrial

Member

Registered: 2017-03-05

Posts: 149

Re: system upgrade failing

Refresh your mirrorlist. It looks like either your selected mirrors are down or restricted and unreachable from your network.