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

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sudo pacman-mirrors --country-list
{{UserCmd|command=sudo pacman-mirrors --country-list}}


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{{note|The geographically closest server may not always necessarily be the fastest!}}
{{BoxSuccess|note|The geographically closest server may not always necessarily be the fastest!}}




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{{tip|More than one server can be enabled. However, they will be selected in the order they are listed, and the package manager will only select another server if there is a problem with the one before it.}}
{{BoxSuccess|tip|More than one server can be enabled. However, they will be selected in the order they are listed, and the package manager will only select another server if there is a problem with the one before it.}}


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You will need to first open your terminal in order to edit the mirrorlist file. The syntax of the command to edit the mirrorlist is:
You will need to first open your terminal in order to edit the mirrorlist file. The syntax of the command to edit the mirrorlist is:
sudo [terminal text editor] /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
{{UserCmd|command=sudo [terminal text editor] /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist}}


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For example, if you wish to edit the file within the terminal using ''nano'' (a standard terminal-based text editor) then enter:
For example, if you wish to edit the file within the terminal using ''nano'' (a standard terminal-based text editor) then enter:
sudo nano /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
{{UserCmd|command=sudo nano /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist}}




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{{note|Do not remove hashes from the lines that contain the names of the server countries.}}
{{BoxSuccess|note|Do not remove hashes from the lines that contain the names of the server countries.}}




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{{warning|Always synchronise with '''-Syyu''' after changing mirrors.  Failure to do so may result in a broken system after updates}}
{{BoxSuccess|warning|Always synchronise with '''-Syyu''' after changing mirrors.  Failure to do so may result in a broken system after updates}}


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sudo pacman -Syyu
{{UserCmd|command=sudo pacman -Syyu}}


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