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dragos240

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Registered: 2009-05-23

Posts: 189

Cannot sync databases with pacman -Sy

Hello, if I understand correctly, pacman -Sy will sync the packages with the repo server, is this the same as apt-get update? I am from ubuntu, and want to try arch. Thanks.

ataraxia

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From: Pittsburgh

Registered: 2007-05-06

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Re: Cannot sync databases with pacman -Sy

That's so.

pacman -Sy = apt-get update
pacman -Su = apt-get dist-upgrade
pacman -Syu = do both

Read this: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman

dragos240

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Registered: 2009-05-23

Posts: 189

Re: Cannot sync databases with pacman -Sy

That's so.

pacman -Sy = apt-get update
pacman -Su = apt-get dist-upgrade
pacman -Syu = do both

Read this: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman

Thanks I get it now, and then that means that:

pacman -S [Package] would equal apt-get install [Package]. That makes sense.

dragos240

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Registered: 2009-05-23

Posts: 189

Re: Cannot sync databases with pacman -Sy

When I do:
pacman -Sy it returns:
[Err] Couldn't syncronize(sp?) any packages, or something along those lines, o example it couldn't syncronize to the core, whatever that means, can I get some feedback?

dragos240

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Registered: 2009-05-23

Posts: 189

Re: Cannot sync databases with pacman -Sy

Sorry for err.... tripple posting, but I just looked at /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist and none of the mirrors were enabled. I enabled 2 and it works, problem solved .

Mr.Elendig

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Re: Cannot sync databases with pacman -Sy

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman_rosetta

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