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Statix

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From: Hangzhou, China

Registered: 2008-02-16

Posts: 240

[SOLVED] Updating Old System

I have an old system that hasn't been updated in ages, and it is still using the old .tar.gz packages rather than the new .xz ones. I think the reason the file is not found here is because of that, but I have no idea how to fix it.

:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from schlunix.org : Not Found
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from mirror.rit.edu : Not Found
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from mirrors.cat.pdx.edu : Not Found
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from ftp.osuosl.org : Not Found
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from schlunix.org : Not Found
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from mirrors.kernel.org : Not Found
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca : Not Found
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from lug.mtu.edu : Not Found
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db.tar.gz' from mirrors.xmission.com : Not Found
...

(this occurs with any mirrors)
I can't even update the package database.

What do I do?

Solved
Downloaded the current packages pacman wanted to upgrade to from ARM search. After pacman was updated with xv-utils, downloaded latest pacman package and installed it with pacman -U. From there, databases could be updated again.

Last edited by Statix (2011-02-12 19:58:47)

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