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Yuanhao JIANG
Yuanhao JIANG

Reputation: 49

failed retrieving file from mirror.erickochen.nl

When I run pacman -Syu to update, it first shows no error, I normally update everything and after that, I run pacman -Syu again, it shows this, what is the reason and any solution?

:: Synchronizing package databases...
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community is up to date
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror.erickochen.nl : Failed to connect to mirror.erickochen.nl port 443 after 5241 ms: Connection timed out
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirror.erickochen.nl : Failed to connect to mirror.erickochen.nl port 443 after 5202 ms: Connection timed out
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirror.erickochen.nl : Failed to connect to mirror.erickochen.nl port 443 after 5202 ms: Connection timed out
warning: too many errors from mirror.erickochen.nl, skipping for the remainder of this transaction
:: Starting full system upgrade...
there is nothing to do

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2141

Answers (2)

Leo Gallego
Leo Gallego

Reputation: 380

Although this is an old issue and was most likely a temporary one, the mirror will be shutting down this week and I think it's worth leaving a note here in case someone is not aware and affected.

The tier 2 'mirror.erickochen.nl' will shutdown the week of Jun 3rd 2024 as per the announcement in the archlinux mirrors mailing list

Upvotes: 0

ejose19
ejose19

Reputation: 599

Sometimes mirrors go offline, it's recommended to have multiple mirrors so you don't have a single point of failure, as well as keeping mirrors updated. Using reflector is recommended since it also finds fast candidates based on your location.

For the time being, edit /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist and uncomment a couple of mirrors, then try updating again.

Upvotes: 1

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