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#1 2011-03-29 22:49:32

anstmich
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After a month of inactivity, pacman says there is nothing to update

Hi all,

I have a computer that I am using for a project here at university which has Arch x86 installed.  Because I myself run Arch on my laptop, I have not needed to use this other computer for a while (I have been writing code that will eventually be run on the other computer).  Anyway, after about a month of inactivity, I booted up this other computer and attempted to perform an update with pacman -Syu, and to my surprise pacman was unable to sync with the server (ibiblio).  After changing the mirror twice in my mirrorlist, I finally was able to sync with the package database, however pacman continued by stating "There is nothing to be done."  I know for a fact that this is incorrect since the computer has not been touched in at least a month.

Any idea why it would update the package database, but neglect to update any of the actual packages?  Trying additional mirrors did not help (although I was rather curious as to why half the mirrors that I selected were incapable of syncing) and I am currently out of other ideas.

Regards,
Andy

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#2 2011-03-29 22:53:06

Inxsible
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Re: After a month of inactivity, pacman says there is nothing to update

did you perform a

pacman-db-upgrade

after pacman updated to 3.5 ?

and in case you didn't upgrade pacman yet, check you ignorePkg and ignoreGroup in pacman.conf


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#3 2011-03-30 20:39:02

thestinger
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Re: After a month of inactivity, pacman says there is nothing to update

are you sure you're using an up-to-date, working mirror?

http://www.archlinux.org/mirrors/status/

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#4 2011-03-31 22:10:51

anstmich
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Re: After a month of inactivity, pacman says there is nothing to update

Doing a pacman -Syyu and then a pacman-db-upgrade seemed to fix the problem.  Thanks a lot for the help!

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#5 2011-04-07 20:08:13

matt_twam_asi
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Re: After a month of inactivity, pacman says there is nothing to update

Hi, I'm having the same problems as OP. I have made sure that I am using up to date mirrors and have tried the command above:

$ sudo pacman-db-upgrade && sudo pacman -Syy
:: Synchronising package databases...
 core                     37.3K  142.1K/s 00:00:00 [######################] 100%
 extra                   461.4K  178.6K/s 00:00:03 [######################] 100%
 community               431.5K  192.0K/s 00:00:02 [######################] 100%
 multilib                 24.3K  122.7K/s 00:00:00 [######################] 100%
$ sudo pacman -Su
:: Starting full system upgrade...
 there is nothing to do

However it has been nearly 2 weeks since I last upgraded, and since then there have been updates to packages that have not been upgraded on my system, e.g:

$ wine --version
wine-1.3.16

http://www.archlinux.org/packages/multilib/x86_64/wine/

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Matt

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#6 2011-04-07 20:49:01

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Re: After a month of inactivity, pacman says there is nothing to update

What version of pacman are you running?  Doing the db-upgrade won't help you until after you have upgraded at least pacman.

Last edited by the sad clown (2011-04-07 20:49:39)


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#7 2011-04-07 21:03:12

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Re: After a month of inactivity, pacman says there is nothing to update

Sorry, thought I'd mentioned that! 3.5.1:

$ pacman --version

 .--.                  Pacman v3.5.1 - libalpm v6.0.1
/ _.-' .-.  .-.  .-.   Copyright (C) 2006-2011 Pacman Development Team
\  '-. '-'  '-'  '-'   Copyright (C) 2002-2006 Judd Vinet
 '--'

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#8 2011-04-07 21:34:21

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Re: After a month of inactivity, pacman says there is nothing to update

Try changing your mirror to ftp.archlinux.org.  It's throttled, but you are only going to do it until your problem is resolved.  Then perform a "pacman -Syyu".  It may prompt you to do a db-upgrade, but it sounds to me like this isn't your problem, since you already have pacman 3.5.  You can do it for good measure if you want, but do the -Syyu first and see if it doesn't prompt you to do it.

Edit: oh, and what mirror are you using?

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#9 2011-04-07 21:43:34

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Re: After a month of inactivity, pacman says there is nothing to update

Does -Q actually list packages?

Also, paste your pacman.conf and mirrorlist

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#10 2011-04-08 01:05:08

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Re: After a month of inactivity, pacman says there is nothing to update

the sad clown wrote:

Try changing your mirror to ftp.archlinux.org.  It's throttled, but you are only going to do it until your problem is resolved.

There is nothing special about ftp.archlinux.org, it is not 'further ahead' than other mirrors. Check http://www.archlinux.org/mirrors/status/ for mirror status.

The reason ftp.archlinux.org is throttled is because lots of users don't read documentation and simply assume that would be the best to use....


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#11 2011-04-08 01:45:33

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Re: After a month of inactivity, pacman says there is nothing to update

ngoonee wrote:

There is nothing special about ftp.archlinux.org, it is not 'further ahead' than other mirrors. Check http://www.archlinux.org/mirrors/status/ for mirror status.

The reason ftp.archlinux.org is throttled is because lots of users don't read documentation and simply assume that would be the best to use....

My apologies.  It has always been reliably synced for me, but I should have put more thought into it.


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#12 2011-04-08 05:13:56

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Re: After a month of inactivity, pacman says there is nothing to update

Mr.Elendig wrote:

Does -Q actually list packages?

Also, paste your pacman.conf and mirrorlist

-Q does list packages, in the case of wine it is the 1.3.16 version. 1.3.17 came out on the 2nd, so surely it would be up to date in all the mirrors by now?

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 -C - %u > %o
#CleanMethod = KeepInstalled
Architecture = auto

# Pacman won't upgrade packages listed in IgnorePkg and members of IgnoreGroup
#IgnorePkg   =
#IgnoreGroup =

#NoUpgrade   =
#NoExtract   =

# Misc options (all disabled by default)
#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
#   - URLs will have $arch replaced by the name of the architecture
#
# 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.
#

# The testing repositories are disabled by default. To enable, uncomment the
# repo name header and Include 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]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[extra]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

#[community-testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[community]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

# If you want to run 32 bit applications on your x86_64 system,
# enable the multilib repository here.
[multilib]
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

mirrorlist:

# Mirror used during installation
Server = ftp://ftp.rez-gif.supelec.fr/Linux/archlinux/$repo/os/x86_64

##
## Arch Linux repository mirrorlist
## Generated on 2011-03-13
##

## Any
#Server = ftp://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Australia
#Server = ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.iinet.net.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.internode.on.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.optus.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.optus.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Austria
#Server = ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Belarus
#Server = ftp://ftp.byfly.by/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.byfly.by/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.datacenter.by/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.datacenter.by/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Belgium
#Server = ftp://archlinux.mirror.kangaroot.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.mirror.kangaroot.net/$repo/os/$arch

## Brazil
#Server = ftp://archlinux.c3sl.ufpr.br/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.c3sl.ufpr.br/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.las.ic.unicamp.br/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://www.las.ic.unicamp.br/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://pet.inf.ufsc.br/mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Canada
#Server = ftp://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.csclub.uwaterloo.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.its.dal.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.its.dal.ca/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Chile
#Server = ftp://mirror.archlinux.cl/$repo/os/$arch

## China
#Server = http://mirrors.163.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.bjtu.edu.cn/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror6.bjtu.edu.cn/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirrors.sohu.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.sohu.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Colombia
#Server = http://www.laqee.unal.edu.co/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Czech Republic
#Server = http://mirror.vpsfree.cz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Denmark
#Server = ftp://mirrors.dotsrc.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.dotsrc.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.klid.dk/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Estonia
#Server = ftp://ftp.eenet.ee/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.eenet.ee/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Finland
#Server = ftp://mirror.academica.fi/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.academica.fi/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.archlinux.fi/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.archlinux.fi/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## France
Server = http://mir.archlinux.fr/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://mir1.archlinux.fr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mir1.archlinux.fr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://archlinux.mirrors.ovh.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://archlinux.mirrors.ovh.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://ftp.rez-gif.supelec.fr/Linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Germany
#Server = http://archlinux.limun.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://artfiles.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://artfiles.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.c9h.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://archlinux.giantix-server.de/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.giantix-server.de/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.halifax.rwth-aachen.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.selfnet.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.selfnet.de/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.spline.inf.fu-berlin.de/mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.spline.inf.fu-berlin.de/mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Great Britain
Server = ftp://mirror.lividpenguin.com/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://mirror.lividpenguin.com/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = ftp://mirrors.uk2.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://archlinux.mirrors.uk2.net/$repo/os/$arch

## Greece
#Server = ftp://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.cc.uoc.gr/mirrors/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.otenet.gr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.otenet.gr/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Hungary
#Server = ftp://ftp.mfa.kfki.hu/pub/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch

## India
#Server = ftp://mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.cse.iitk.ac.in/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Ireland
Server = ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
Server = http://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch

## Israel
#Server = ftp://mirror.isoc.org.il/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.isoc.org.il/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Italy
#Server = http://mirrors.prometeus.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Japan
#Server = ftp://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Kazakhstan
#Server = ftp://archlinux.kz/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.kz/$repo/os/$arch

## Korea
#Server = ftp://mirror.yongbok.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.yongbok.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Latvia
#Server = http://archlinux.goodsoft.lv/$repo/os/$arch

## Netherlands
#Server = ftp://mirror.leaseweb.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.leaseweb.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## New Caledonia
#Server = ftp://archlinux.nautile.nc/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.nautile.nc/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## New Zealand
#Server = ftp://mirror.ihug.co.nz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.ihug.co.nz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Norway
#Server = ftp://mirror.archlinux.no/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.archlinux.no/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://archlinux.uib.no/pub/Linux/Distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.uib.no/$repo/os/$arch

## Poland
#Server = ftp://ftp.piotrkosoft.net/pub/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://piotrkosoft.net/pub/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://unix.net.pl/archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch

## Portugal
#Server = http://darkstar.ist.utl.pt/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.rnl.ist.utl.pt/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.rnl.ist.utl.pt/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Romania
#Server = ftp://mirrors.adnettelecom.ro/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.adnettelecom.ro/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.archlinux.ro/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.archlinux.ro/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.roedu.net/mirrors/archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.roedu.net/mirrors/archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch

## Russia
#Server = http://mirror.worldis.me/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.yandex.ru/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.yandex.ru/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Slovakia
#Server = ftp://mirror.ynet.sk/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.ynet.sk/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Spain
#Server = ftp://ftp.rediris.es/mirror/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://sunsite.rediris.es/mirror/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Sweden
#Server = ftp://ftp.ds.hj.se/pub/os/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.ds.hj.se/pub/os/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.linuxmirror.org/arch/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://linuxmirror.org/arch/$repo/os/$arch

## Switzerland
#Server = ftp://archlinux.puzzle.ch/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://archlinux.puzzle.ch/$repo/os/$arch

## Taiwan
#Server = ftp://ftp.mirror.tw/pub/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.mirror.tw/pub/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://linux.cs.nctu.edu.tw/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://linux.cs.nctu.edu.tw/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://shadow.ind.ntou.edu.tw/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://shadow.ind.ntou.edu.tw/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.tku.edu.tw/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.tku.edu.tw/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Turkey
#Server = ftp://ftp.linux.org.tr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.linux.org.tr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Ukraine
#Server = http://distfiles.org.ua/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://www2.distfiles.org.ua/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.linux.kiev.ua/pub/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.linux.kiev.ua/pub/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch

## United States
#Server = http://mirrors.cat.pdx.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.ece.vt.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirrors.hosef.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.hosef.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://hpc.arc.georgetown.edu/mirror/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://distro.ibiblio.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://locke.suu.edu/linux/dist/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://lug.mtu.edu/archlinux/ftpfull/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://lug.mtu.edu/archlinux/ftpfull/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirrors.xmission.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.xmission.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.mocker.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = ftp://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://schlunix.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirror.yellowfiber.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

## Uzbekistan
#Server = ftp://mirrors.st.uz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
#Server = http://mirrors.st.uz/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

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#13 2011-04-08 05:32:04

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Re: After a month of inactivity, pacman says there is nothing to update

Server = ftp://ftp.rez-gif.supelec.fr/Linux/archlinux/$repo/os/x86_64

That is the first mirror on your list.  I can't even find that mirror on the list of mirrorstatus.  Is that mirror even being updated?  You need to replace it with a different mirror, and I suspect you will have better results.  Try this one instead:

Server = http://archlinux.mirrors.uk2.net/$repo/os/$arch

It is currently the best mirror near you.

Edit: If you want a nice list, reflector from community does a great job.

Last edited by the sad clown (2011-04-08 05:37:26)


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#14 2011-04-08 12:54:07

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Re: After a month of inactivity, pacman says there is nothing to update

Or go here http://www.archlinux.org/mirrorlist/ to generate a new mirrorlist

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#15 2011-04-09 07:28:02

matt_twam_asi
Member
Registered: 2011-04-07
Posts: 4

Re: After a month of inactivity, pacman says there is nothing to update

Thanks for your help chaps, I've replaced the mirrorlist with the following which now works:

# Mirror used during installation
#Server = ftp://ftp.rez-gif.supelec.fr/Linux/archlinux/$repo/os/x86_64

##
## Arch Linux repository mirrorlist
## Sorted by mirror score from mirror status page
## Generated on 2011-04-09

## Score: 1.0, Great Britain
Server = http://archlinux.mirrors.uk2.net/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 1.8, Great Britain
Server = ftp://mirrors.uk2.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 2.6, Great Britain
Server = http://mirror.lividpenguin.com/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 3.4, Great Britain
Server = ftp://mirror.lividpenguin.com/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

It seems that commenting out the mirror used at the top (for installation) sorted it. FWIW I only installed arch a month ago, so other people may turn up with the same problem...

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#16 2011-04-09 10:34:55

karol
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Registered: 2009-05-06
Posts: 25,440

Re: After a month of inactivity, pacman says there is nothing to update

You should always use up to date mirrors, packages etc. Just because it worked a month ago doesn't mean it will today.

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