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cryptoknight

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Registered: 2010-05-25

Posts: 2

pacman -S python not working

I know. I know. Someone already posted this. Sorry.

I also pinged google.com successfully.

But, pacman-S python is still not working I keep getting

python package not found, searching for group...
error: 'python': not found in sync db

pacman -Syy is successful

pacman -Syu says the local database is up to date

when i wget a package, I cat core.db.tar.gz and i get an HTML redirect file.

What's going on?

hw-tph

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Registered: 2006-11-01

Posts: 149

Re: pacman -S python not working

Sounds like it's time to use another mirror. Change it in /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.

cryptoknight

Member

Registered: 2010-05-25

Posts: 2

Re: pacman -S python not working

Point me to a currently working mirror?

fsckd

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Registered: 2009-06-15

Posts: 4,173

Re: pacman -S python not working

Sure! **points thataway**

Edit: I should probably mention that when you have any problems, the first place to look is the wiki. You might find a detailed guide to a solution.

Last edited by fsckd (2010-05-25 19:26:07)

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Zack89

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Registered: 2008-09-24

Posts: 170

Re: pacman -S python not working

Dont forget that if pacman cant find a pkg, its possible it may not be within arch's repos. Check either the AUR for a pkg build or just dl the tarball from the program site to compile it.

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cesura

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Registered: 2010-01-23

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Re: pacman -S python not working

Or use an AUR helper like packer (my favorite) or yaourt. It will search both the official repos and the AUR

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