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murfMan

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Registered: 2009-10-27

Posts: 161

pacman sync slooooow :/

whenever i use pacamn -Sy packagename it takes forever to sync with the database.

then eventually i will get something like this ...

core is up to date
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db.tar.gz' from mirror.pacific.net.au : Protocol error
...

how do i fix this?

M177ER

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Registered: 2008-06-15

Posts: 148

Re: pacman sync slooooow :/

you need to change your mirror
/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

Ogion

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From: Germany

Registered: 2007-12-11

Posts: 367

Re: pacman sync slooooow :/

Make sure to choose a mirror near you geographically. That can in fact make a difference.

Ogion

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murfMan

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Registered: 2009-10-27

Posts: 161

Re: pacman sync slooooow :/

i slected a new mirror and followed the wiki guide on improving pacman performance now my speeds are blazing

Last edited by murfMan (2009-10-28 02:57:13)

chpln

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From: Australia

Registered: 2009-09-17

Posts: 361

Re: pacman sync slooooow :/

error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db.tar.gz' from mirror.pacific.net.au : Protocol error

Note this mirror has not been updated since August; you should avoid it anyway.

Acecero

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Registered: 2008-06-21

Posts: 1,373

Re: pacman sync slooooow :/

i slected a new mirror and followed the wiki guide on improving pacman performance now my speeds are blazing

You can also use the python script rankmirrors to get the best performance out of your locally geographical mirrors.