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falconed

Member

Registered: 2009-04-12

Posts: 10

Pacman fetches packages very slowly

Hi everyone,

I am finding that when doing a system package update it is very slow. The time between the end of the last package and the start of the next package usually takes 4-6 seconds.

So when a package reaches 100% download, pacman seems to pause for 5 seconds and then begins the next package.

I have tried another mirror and the same thing happens.

Any ideas on how to fix this problem?

x33a

Forum Fellow

Registered: 2009-08-15

Posts: 4,587

Re: Pacman fetches packages very slowly

Try the fastest mirrors.

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

Also, try

pacman-optimize

Wintervenom

Member

Registered: 2008-08-20

Posts: 1,011

Re: Pacman fetches packages very slowly

Also try using a Pacman helper like Powerpill, which will download packages concurrently and from multiple mirrors.  It will let you fully utilize your high-speed Internet connection (or you can set a speed limit on how much bandwidth it can use at once) for downloading packages.