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ReaphSharc

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Warning: pkgname: local (localversion) is newer than core (version)

I keep getting these messages everytime I pacman -Syu:

:: Starting full system upgrade...
warning: acl: local (2.2.47-1) is newer than core (2.2.45-2)
warning: attr: local (2.4.41-1) is newer than core (2.4.39-2)
warning: e2fsprogs: local (1.40.7-1) is newer than core (1.40.4-1)
warning: ed: local (0.9-1) is newer than core (0.8-3)
warning: fakeroot: local (1.9.3-1) is newer than core (1.9.2-1)
warning: grub: local (0.97-11) is newer than core (0.97-9)
warning: kernel26: local (2.6.24.3-1) is newer than core (2.6.23.14-1)
warning: libarchive: local (2.4.12-1) is newer than core (2.4.11-1)
warning: licenses: local (2.3-1) is newer than core (2.2-2)
warning: man-pages: local (2.78-1) is newer than core (2.77-1)
warning: pacman: local (3.1.2-1) is newer than core (3.1.1-1)
warning: pcre: local (7.6-3) is newer than core (7.5-1)

Reinstalling all these packages doesn't help. I have this problem on two seperate Arch installations. Anyone know what is causing this and how to solve it? It's getting annoying.

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finferflu

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Re: Warning: pkgname: local (localversion) is newer than core (version)

I think it's a matter of mirrors. The mirror you are using is outdated. Have you changed it lately? Just try another one, here you can find a nice webpage that lists the status of all the available mirrors. When you find one that is suitable for you, just put it in the first line of /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.

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ReaphSharc

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From: the Netherlands

Registered: 2007-11-05

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Re: Warning: pkgname: local (localversion) is newer than core (version)

I have actually. My regular mirror was suddenly not finding packages, so I switched.
Strange thing is though, when I reinstall the versions available on my current mirror, after a reboot and sync it complains again.

But I'll switch to an up-to-date mirror and that will hopefully solve my issue.

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