Difference between revisions of "Change to a Different Download Server"

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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.}}

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. '''If you wish to use any of the servers listed in the table above instead''':

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

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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:

# 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:

*'''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.

'''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) =

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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.}}
-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. '''If you wish to use any of the servers listed in the table above instead''':
+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
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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:
   # 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:
 *'''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.
-'''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) =