pacman.conf kinda confused

undergroundx · 2009-09-23 18:50:21

Hello i am just trying out Arch Linux and just did a fresh install. And i trying to enable the repositories and i seem to keep running into an error

everytime i type pacman or anything related it get this error

error: config file /etc/pacman.conf, line 65: directive 'Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first' not recognized.

I know you have to add your own mirrors and such which i did, but still getting errors here is my etc/pacman.conf and /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

here is the pacman.conf

#
# /etc/pacman.conf
#
# See the pacman.conf(5) manpage for option and repository directives

#
# GENERAL OPTIONS
#
[options]
# The following paths are commented out with their default values listed.
# If you wish to use different paths, uncomment and update the paths.
#RootDir = /
#DBPath = /var/lib/pacman/
#CacheDir = /var/cache/pacman/pkg/
#LogFile = /var/log/pacman.log
HoldPkg = pacman glibc
# If upgrades are available for these packages they will be asked for first
SyncFirst = pacman
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %u
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/curl %u > %o
#CleanMethod = KeepInstalled

# Pacman won't upgrade packages listed in IgnorePkg and members of IgnoreGroup
#IgnorePkg =
#IgnoreGroup =

#NoUpgrade =
#NoExtract =

# Misc options (all disabled by default)
#NoPassiveFtp
#UseSyslog
#ShowSize
#UseDelta
#TotalDownload

#
# 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
# - URLs will have $repo replaced by the name of the current repo
#
# Repository entries are of the format:
# [repo-name]
# Server = ServerName
# Include = IncludePath
#
# The header [repo-name] is crucial - it must be present and
# uncommented to enable the repo.
#

# Testing is disabled by default. To enable, uncomment the following
# two lines. You can add preferred servers immediately after the header,
# and they will be used before the default mirrors.
#[testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[localmirror]
Server = http://www.pollicina.org/arch/localmirror

core
Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Server = http://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/archl … po/os/i686
Include = /etc/pacman.d/core

extra
Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Server = http://mirror.pacific.net.au/linux/arch/extra/os/i686
Include = /etc/pacman.d/extra

community
Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Server = http://shlunix.org/archlinux/repo/os/i686
Include = /etc/pacman.d/community

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

Here is the /etc/mirrorlist

# Arch Linux repository mirrorlist
# Generated on 2009-06-16
#

# Venezuela
#Server = http://mirror2.archlinux.com.ve/$repo/os/i686

# Vietnam
#Server = ftp://202.78.230.5/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://ftp.indochinalinux.com/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://mirror-fpt-telecom.fpt.net/archli … po/os/i686
#Server = http://mirror-fpt-telecom.fpt.net/archl … po/os/i686

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Sternmull · 2009-09-23 19:00:49

The line that causes the error message looks like a comment that got uncommentend. That menas there is a # missing as the first character to say pacman to ignore it. Also it should be "[core]" and not "core". Look at the ArchWiki to setup the mirrors: http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman#Repositories

brisbin33 · 2009-09-23 19:02:24

1) please use code tags

like this

2) the error is pretty self explanatory: "Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first" is not a valid config option, all comments need to be preceded by `#'

# like this

3) all of your repos should be in [ ]s.

[likethis]

undergroundx · 2009-09-23 19:36:37

Thanks for the reply appreciate it.

And i think i understand it alittle bit better here is a link to my changed pacman.conf and mirrorlist

Im still receiving errors about the mirrors

pacman.conf link

http://pastebin.ca/1576914

mirrorlist

http://pastebin.ca/1576916

Sternmull · 2009-09-23 19:56:25

In the mirrorlist you forgot the = behind the Server directive, the lines 9 and 10 should look like this:

Server = ftp://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686

Read the files more carefully. Both have a lot of lines that serve as examples. All information is there to it the right way on your own.

undergroundx · 2009-09-23 20:01:38

oh okay thanks. Yeah i actually didn't notice that until you said something. Sorry... I should have looked harder.

Thanks.

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