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| DATE | 2017-05-18 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [Hangout of NYLXS] Manjaro information
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This very useful information is now pinned to the top of the manjaro
technical forum
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Mirrorlist
After refreshing your mirrorlist always run
sudo pacman -Syy
Why? - you ask
You know the mirrorlist on your computer is vital to your updating
experience.
What you might not be aware of is the relationship between your primary
(first in list) mirror. That relationship exist in the folder
/var/lib/pacman/sync.
~ >>> ls -lA /var/lib/pacman/sync
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4348161 May 17 17:16 community.db
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19894963 May 16 09:33 community.files
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 144402 May 17 10:48 core.db
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1683998 May 16 09:33 core.files
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1849720 May 17 10:48 extra.db
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7695346 May 16 09:33 extra.files
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 14104 May 4 14:11 mhwd.db
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 185908 May 16 09:03 multilib.db
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 332183 May 16 09:33 multilib.files
Whenever you run pacman-mirrors and generate a new mirrorlist you
potentially breaks that relationship.
Since mirrors syncronize at different intervals and some only once a
week - your primary mirror could be set to a mirror which has another
set of files. This could very well result in partial updates, failed
updates and even more nasty problems.
The flow
Should you feel the need for running pacman-mirrors because
Your mirror has become slow.
You need a specific update from testing or unstable branch.
You want to update from a server which has the latest updates.
The correct flow for these cases is
Your mirror has become slow.
sudo pacman-mirrors --geoip # give me geoip mirror if you can
sudo pacman -Syy # force sync database
You want a specific package from unstable branch.
sudo pacman-mirror -b unstable -f 5 # give me 5 mirrors having current
updates
sudo pacman -Syy # force sync database
sudo pacman -S name-of-package # install the desired package
sudo pacman --geoip # reset branch and give me geoip
mirror if you can
sudo pacman -Syy # force sync database
You want to update with the latest system update.
sudo pacman-mirrors -f 5 # give me 5 mirrors having current
updates
sudo pacman -Syy # force sync database
sudo pacman -Syu # check db and update my system
Some commands can be combined and pacman-mirrors has helpers for some
but you should understand the flow - which is why I have pointed what
commands gives that flow.
Depending on your version of pacman-mirrors you can syncronize your
pacman database by adding --update DEPRECATED or -y / --sync to your
pacman-mirrors command.
--
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that Brooklyn, like Atlantis, reaches mythological
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