pacman only searching Core, it seems. [Solved]

pritchard92 · 2009-11-30 15:16:11

Today, something went wrong with my FS which led me to booting into the ArchLinux liveCD, and fsck-ing it. After the cleanup, everything seemed to work. However, I am now noticing that pacman isn't working as it should. It seems that it's only searching the Core repos.

If I typed

sudo pacman -Ss

, it only lists core packages. I'm also trying to install the package "python-simplejson" so I can install and try "Gwibber". However, it is in the community repos, so I can't access it. I doubled checked, but trying to install "gnote", but again, pacman couldn't find it.

I hope you can help. I have tried "sudo pacman -Syy" to download a new package database, aswell as the futile "sudo pacman-optomize && sync", but nothing has worked. Please chip in, if you can.

Here is some further information that might be required.

/etc/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 $repo replaced by the name of the current repo
#
# Repository entries are of the format:
# [repo-name]
# Server = ServerName
# Include = IncludePath
#
# The header [repo-name] is crucial - it must be present and
# uncommented to enable the repo.
#
# Testing is disabled by default. To enable, uncomment the following
# two lines. You can add preferred servers immediately after the header,
# and they will be used before the default mirrors.
#[testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[core]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Server = ftp://mirror.lividpenguin.com/pub/archl … po/os/i686
Server = http://archlinux.mirrors.uk2.net/$repo/os/i686
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[extra]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
Server = ftp://mirror.lividpenguin.com/pub/archl … po/os/i686
Server = http://archlinux.mirrors.uk2.net/$repo/os/i686
[community]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
# An example of a custom package repository. See the pacman manpage for
# tips on creating your own repositories.
#[custom]
#Server = file:///home/custompkgs

Thanks in advance.

Last edited by pritchard92 (2009-11-30 16:34:06)

Allan · 2009-11-30 15:32:40

Does a "pacman -Syy" help?

JuseBox · 2009-11-30 15:44:05

Allan wrote:

Does a "pacman -Syy" help?

Seems he already tried the -Syy as he said in the post.

can you try to remove the prefered servers and see if you get all three just pointing to the /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist?
Also, make sure your mirrorlist file is even there.

pritchard92 · 2009-11-30 16:10:02

Just removed the prefered servers from /etc/pacman.conf - doesn't seem to have fixed the problem. And /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist is definately there.

Here it is: (sorry about the length..)

Mirrorlist wrote:

# Arch Linux repository mirrorlist
# Generated on 2009-06-16
#
# Australia
Server = ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/archl … po/os/i686
Server = http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/arch … po/os/i686
Server = ftp://mirror.pacific.net.au/linux/archl … po/os/i686
Server = http://mirror.pacific.net.au/linux/arch … po/os/i686
# Austria
Server = ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/archl … po/os/i686
Server = http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/arch … po/os/i686
# Belgium
Server = ftp://ftp.belnet.be/packages/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
# Brazil
Server = ftp://archlinux.c3sl.ufpr.br/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://archlinux.c3sl.ufpr.br/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.las.ic.unicamp.br/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://www.las.ic.unicamp.br/pub/archli … po/os/i686
#Server = http://pet.inf.ufsc.br/mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# Bulgaria
#Server = http://archlinux.igor.onlinedirect.bg/$repo/os/i686
# Canada
#Server = ftp://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/archli … po/os/i686
#Server = http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/archl … po/os/i686
#Server = ftp://mirrors.portafixe.com/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = http://mirrors.portafixe.com/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# Chile
#Server = ftp://mirror.archlinux.cl/$repo/os/i686
# Czech Republic
#Server = ftp://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/arch/$repo/os/i686
#Server = http://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/arch/$repo/os/i686
# Denmark
Server = ftp://ftp.klid.dk/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# Estonia
Server = ftp://ftp.estpak.ee/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://ftp.estpak.ee/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# Finland
Server = ftp://mirror.archlinux.fi/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mirror.archlinux.fi/$repo/os/i686
# France
Server = http://mir.archlinux.fr/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://mir1.archlinuxfr.org/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://mir2.archlinuxfr.org/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mir1.archlinuxfr.org/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mir2.archlinuxfr.org/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pu … po/os/i686
Server = http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/p … po/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.archlinux … po/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.rez-gif.supelec.fr/Linux/arch … po/os/i686
# Germany
Server = ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/i686/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/ftp.arch … po/os/i686
Server = http://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/ftp.arc … po/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mirr … po/os/i686
Server = http://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mir … po/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.spline.inf.fu-berlin.de/mirro … po/os/i686
Server = http://ftp.spline.inf.fu-berlin.de/mirr … po/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/arch … po/os/i686
Server = http://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/arc … po/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.uni-bayreuth.de/pub/linux/arc … po/os/i686
Server = http://ftp.uni-bayreuth.de/linux/archli … po/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.wh-stuttgart.net/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# Great Britain
Server = ftp://mirror.lividpenguin.com/pub/archl … po/os/i686
Server = http://mirror.lividpenguin.com/pub/arch … po/os/i686
Server = http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/ftp. … po/os/i686
Server = ftp://mirrors.uk2.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://archlinux.mirrors.uk2.net/$repo/os/i686
# Greece
Server = ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.otenet.gr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://ftp.otenet.gr/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# Hungary
Server = ftp://ftp.mfa.kfki.hu/pub/mirrors/ftp.a … po/os/i686
# Indonesia
Server = ftp://archlinux.cbn.net.id/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://archlinux.cbn.net.id/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://mirror.unej.ac.id/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mirror.unej.ac.id/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# Ireland
Server = ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.archlin … po/os/i686
Server = http://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.archli … po/os/i686
# Israel
#Server = http://mirror.isoc.org.il/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# Italy
#Server = ftp://mi.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = http://mi.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/archli … po/os/i686
# Japan
Server = ftp://ftp.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/pub/linux … po/os/i686
Server = http://ftp.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/pub/linu … po/os/i686
# Latvia
Server = http://archlinux.goodsoft.lv/$repo/os/i686
# Lithuania
Server = ftp://atviras.lt/archmirror/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://atviras.lt/archmirror/$repo/os/i686
# Netherlands
Server = ftp://mirror.leaseweb.com/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mirror.leaseweb.com/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/distribu … po/os/i686
Server = http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/distrib … po/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr … po/os/i686
Server = http://ftp.surfnet.nl/pub/os/Linux/dist … po/os/i686
# New Caledonia
Server = ftp://archlinux.nautile.nc/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://archlinux.nautile.nc/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# Norway
Server = ftp://mirror.archlinux.no/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mirror.archlinux.no/$repo/os/i686
# Poland
Server = ftp://mirror.icis.pcz.pl/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.piotrkosoft.net/pub/mirrors/f … po/os/i686
Server = http://piotrkosoft.net/pub/mirrors/ftp. … po/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.pwsz.elblag.pl/pub/linux/dist … po/os/i686
Server = http://ftp.pwsz.elblag.pl/pub/linux/dis … po/os/i686
Server = http://unix.net.pl/archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
# Portugal
Server = ftp://cesium.di.uminho.pt/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://cesium.di.uminho.pt/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://darkstar.ist.utl.pt/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.nux.ipb.pt/pub/dists/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://ftp.nux.ipb.pt/pub/dists/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# Romania
Server = ftp://ftp.iasi.roedu.net/mirrors/archli … po/os/i686
Server = http://ftp.iasi.roedu.net/mirrors/archl … po/os/i686
# Russia
Server = http://archlinux.freeside.ru/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://mirror.svk.su/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mirror.svk.su/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://mirror.yandex.ru/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mirror.yandex.ru/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# Sweden
Server = ftp://ftp.ds.hj.se/pub/os/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://ftp.ds.hj.se/pub/os/linux/archli … po/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.gigabit.nu/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://ftp.gigabit.nu/$repo/os/i686
# Switzerland
Server = ftp://archlinux.puzzle.ch/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://archlinux.puzzle.ch/$repo/os/i686
# Turkey
#Server = ftp://ftp.linux.org.tr/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# Ukraine
Server = ftp://archlinux.hell.org.ua/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://archlinux.hell.org.ua/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.linux.kiev.ua/pub/Linux/ArchL … po/os/i686
Server = http://ftp.linux.kiev.ua/pub/Linux/Arch … po/os/i686
# United States
Server = http://mirror.archlinux.com.ve/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://archlinux.unixheads.org/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://mirror.cs.vt.edu/pub/ArchLinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mirror.cs.vt.edu/pub/ArchLinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/archli … po/os/i686
Server = http://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/archl … po/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mirrors.gigenet.com/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ftp.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/linux/di … po/os/i686
Server = http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/linux/d … po/os/i686
Server = ftp://mirrors.hosef.org/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mirrors.hosef.org/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributio … po/os/i686
Server = http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/dis … po/os/i686
Server = ftp://locke.suu.edu/linux/dist/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = ftp://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://schlunix.org/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mirror.sourceshare.org/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://archlinux.umflint.edu/$repo/os/i686
Server = http://mirror.umoss.org/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# 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

JuseBox · 2009-11-30 16:16:07

I had this issue when i first installed. could you comment out all servers but one in your area. ie. In the US just leave on us sever there. then point the Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist under all three in the pacman.conf. then try to sync.

pritchard92 · 2009-11-30 16:33:40

Commenting out all but one local mirror sorted it. Thank you very much, JuseBox and Allan.

sand_man · 2009-11-30 22:04:41

That's kind of strange. Although having so many mirrors is kind of pointless but does this warrant a bug report?

JuseBox · 2009-11-30 22:09:54

I am not sure actually if its a bug. I know its what is working for me though.... Sometimes i do find a corrupt package while using yaourt then i edit the /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist and uncomment another server and everything is fine. never thought anything of it.

JackH79 · 2009-12-01 08:01:06

Sorry, wrong place. Please delete.

Last edited by JackH79 (2009-12-01 08:56:30)

Arch Linux

#1 2009-11-30 15:16:11

pacman only searching Core, it seems. [Solved]

#2 2009-11-30 15:32:40

Re: pacman only searching Core, it seems. [Solved]

#3 2009-11-30 15:44:05

Re: pacman only searching Core, it seems. [Solved]

#4 2009-11-30 16:10:02

Re: pacman only searching Core, it seems. [Solved]

#5 2009-11-30 16:16:07

Re: pacman only searching Core, it seems. [Solved]

#6 2009-11-30 16:33:40

Re: pacman only searching Core, it seems. [Solved]

#7 2009-11-30 22:04:41

Re: pacman only searching Core, it seems. [Solved]

#8 2009-11-30 22:09:54

Re: pacman only searching Core, it seems. [Solved]

#9 2009-12-01 08:01:06

Re: pacman only searching Core, it seems. [Solved]

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