Difference between revisions of "Change to a Different Download Server"
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= Changing Servers = | = Step 1: Changing Servers = | ||
{{note|The contents of the mirrorlist will look different depending on when and which version of Manjaro was installed. This is because prior to the release of 0.8.2, Rankmirrors was automatically used to select the fastest server. This feature was removed with the release of 0.8.2, resulting in a cleaner and simplier looking mirrorlist.}} | {{note|The contents of the mirrorlist will look different depending on when and which version of Manjaro was installed. This is because prior to the release of 0.8.2, Rankmirrors was automatically used to select the fastest server. This feature was removed with the release of 0.8.2, resulting in a cleaner and simplier looking mirrorlist.}} | ||
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= Synchronising with the Newly Enabled Server(s) = | = Step 2: Synchronising with the Newly Enabled Server(s) = | ||
Your Manjaro system has a database of all the software packages that are available from the official repositories. These are used by pacman to locate and download them for installation. Synchronising your database after changing servers will therefore ensure that it is up to date, and avoid any potential problems when subsequently downloading software packages. | Your Manjaro system has a database of all the software packages that are available from the official repositories. These are used by pacman to locate and download them for installation. Synchronising your database after changing servers will therefore ensure that it is up to date, and avoid any potential problems when subsequently downloading software packages. | ||