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 This can present an awkward scenario where the local metadata is newer than the mirror but it contains older content.
-This may then generate 404 errors because the local metadata may contain references to package versions which no longer exist.
+This inconsistency may then generate '''HTTP 404 Not Found''' errors because the local metadata could contain references to package versions which no longer exist.
-The doubled '''y''' is to mitigate such possible issues - especially when you switch branch or mirror.
+The doubled '''yy''' is to mitigate such possible issues - especially when you switch branch or mirror.
-It is correct that it should only be needed to use -Syu but - pamac mirrorlist timer rewrites the mirrorlist on a weekly or bi-weekly basis - thus increasing the possibility of having inconsistent metadata - in which case the doubled y makes sense - which is also why it was used in the pacman-mirrors dokumentation.
+It is bad practise to indiscrimately use '''-Syyu''' for update scenarios, but - pamac mirrorlist timer rewrites the mirrorlist on a weekly or bi-weekly basis - thus increasing the possibility of having inconsistent metadata - in which case the doubled '''yy''' makes sense - which is also why it is used in the pacman-mirrors man page.
 To further the inconsistency - pamac uses copies of the pacman database - which has caused confusion before - pamac and pacman being in disagreement over available updates.
+The commands presented in this document uses the syntax '''-Syu''' thus leaving it to the user to add the extra '''-Syyu''' only in case where it is strictly necessary.
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