Difference between revisions of "Change to a Different Download Server"
Change to a Different Download Server (view source)
Revision as of 13:28, 5 February 2014
, 10 years ago→Edit the Mirrorlist (Manjaro 0.8.0 and 0.8.1)
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{{Note|Remember, tested speeds of servers may be relative to your local internet providers speed, which may vary during the day. Make a backup copy, such as mirrorlist.bak before editing mirrorlist, for comparison purposes.}} | {{Note|Remember, tested speeds of servers may be relative to your local internet providers speed, which may vary during the day. Make a backup copy, such as mirrorlist.bak before editing mirrorlist, for comparison purposes.}} | ||
Any of the servers listed at the bottom of the file may be disabled by placing a hash at the beginning of the appropriate line. The order they are used may also be changed by changing the order that they are listed. ''' | Any of the servers listed at the bottom of the file may be disabled by placing a hash at the beginning of the appropriate line. The order they are used may also be changed by changing the order that they are listed. | ||
'''Should you wish to use any of the servers listed in the table above instead''', then you must do the following or the synchronization will fail: | |||
* start the server address line with the <font color="green">Server =</font color> command, and | * start the server address line with the <font color="green">Server =</font color> command, and | ||
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In the following example, the servers at the bottom of the file have been disabled, and the United Kingdom Server has been enabled in the above table instead: | In the following example, the servers at the bottom of the file have been disabled, and the United Kingdom Server has been enabled in the above table instead: | ||
# Server list generated by rankmirrors on 2012-10-07 | # Server list generated by rankmirrors on 2012-10-07 | ||
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Once you have disabled and/or enabled the desired server(s), save the changes and close the mirrorlist by: | Once you have disabled and/or enabled the desired server(s), save the changes and close the mirrorlist by: | ||
*'''nano''': Press CTRL and 'x' to exit, 'y' to save, and <enter> to finish, or | *'''nano''': Press CTRL and 'x' to exit, 'y' to save, and <enter> to finish, or | ||
*'''gedit''': Select the 'save' option and then close the window. | *'''gedit''': Select the 'save' option and then close the window. | ||
'''All that is required now is to Synchronise with the newly enabled server(s)''' | '''All that is required now is to Synchronise with the newly enabled server(s)''' with: | ||
sudo pacman -Syy | |||
= Step 2: Synchronising with the Newly Enabled Server(s) = | = Step 2: Synchronising with the Newly Enabled Server(s) = | ||