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B-Con

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From: USA

Registered: 2007-12-17

Posts: 554

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pacman only checks core rep

I just installed Arch but I can't get pacman to check any repositories other than core. Ie,
$ pacman -Sl extra
returns nothing.

Here's my pacman.conf

#
# /etc/pacman.conf
#
# See the pacman manpage for option directives

#
# GENERAL OPTIONS
#
[options]
LogFile     = /var/log/pacman.log
HoldPkg     = pacman glibc
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %u

#
# REPOSITORIES
#   - can be defined here or included from another file
#   - pacman will search repositories in the order defined here
#   - local/custom mirrors can be added here or in separate files
#   - repositories listed first will take precedence when packages
#     have identical names, regardless of version number
#
#[testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/testing

[core]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/core

[extra]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/extra

[community]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/community

#[unstable]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/unstable

# An example of a custom package repository.  See the pacman manpage for
# tips on creating your own repositories.
#[custom]
#Server = file:///home/custompkgs

What could I be missing? The pacman.d files are all identical.

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peart

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From: Kanuckistan

Registered: 2003-07-28

Posts: 510

Re: pacman only checks core rep

Try "sudo pacman -Sy" first.  If you just installed, you might need to get the package lists for the other repos.

brebs

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Registered: 2007-04-03

Posts: 3,742

Re: pacman only checks core rep

The pacman.d files are all identical.

That's wrong. The lines should contain the repo name, e.g. for /etc/pacman.d/community

Server = ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/community/os/x86_64

B-Con

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From: USA

Registered: 2007-12-17

Posts: 554

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Re: pacman only checks core rep

Try "sudo pacman -Sy" first.  If you just installed, you might need to get the package lists for the other repos.

Silly me. That fixed it.

The pacman.d files are all identical.

That's wrong. The lines should contain the repo name, e.g. for /etc/pacman.d/community

Server = ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/community/os/x86_64

Yeah, I know, I meant "identical" as far as practical comparison purposes go, given that each file has a unique purpose.

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- My AUR packages.