Arch linux - working packman repo

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lo,

Finally after 4 hours got my ethernet card to ping google.co.uk :)

but now the bloody pacman repo dont work, can anyone link me to a working repo and how do I add it to my list and remove the old one via the terminal?
 
Look in /etc/pacman.d/ depending on the pacman version installed there will either be one mirrorlist file or 3 file core, extra and community. The default mirror is an official arch one which is capped which is probably why it wont work for you.

These files have a lot of different mirrors in, so just edit them (with nano or vi) and disable the ones that are not working for you by preceding the line with a #.
 
sorted I think, well its downloading 140mb worth of updates at a reasonable pace.

Its downloading a new kernel, hope its reboots :S

Just realised that Arch is a rolling release! Thats well good, hated having to re-format and re-install ubuntu every 6 months.

Really hope I can get Arch up and running.
 
Wouldn't worry about the new kernel not booting - it's almost guaranteed if the previous kernel worked.

Arch is pretty easy to set up and configure (once you're used to it, you can build a full system in less than an hour - easy)... The Arch wiki is good, and a fair proportion of the guys on here use Arch as well - so any probs, just ask :)
 
I ran the command pacman -Syu it downloaded a new kernel and I rebooted, how do i check I have the new kernel?

I only ask as my grub menu aint changed. In ubuntu it would take an hour to install a new kernel and arch as super quick, is it vos i dont have a gui yet?

Sorry a n00b
 
If you're using the default kernel, Arch updates menu.lst automagically.

To prove the new kernel is running, use
Code: 
$ uname -a
Which will tell you (amongst other things) the kernel name.
 
poo. sorry - was expecting a little more detail than that!!

Both
Code: 
cat /proc/version
and
Code: 
uname -a
will tell you the kernel major and minor versions - however obviously doesn't tell us distro specific versions.

Code: 
pacman -Qs kernel
will tell you the currently installed (distro specific) kernel.
 
Found out it was the latest kernel, im now posting from my Arch Linux install :)

Gonna have to do it again, as I rushed through it and stuffed up my users and groups, along with not configuring sound :p

Is it normal to only have system > administration > login window only along that tab? Think its cos I haven't setup the groups properly.

Now gonna have a play with pacman and next week i'll try to get a proper arch install going.
 
Oxy said:
Found out it was the latest kernel, im now posting from my Arch Linux install :)
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Kudos :)

Gonna have to do it again, as I rushed through it and stuffed up my users and groups
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Nah - no need to reinstall just for that - just add your user to the correct groups - I tend to use
Code: 
# gpasswd -a <user> <group>
... but really, you can use any of the various other commands for this. Top tip - add your user to storage and optical if you want to be able to use usb drives and burn cds/dvds.

Is it normal to only have system > administration > login window only along that tab? Think its cos I haven't setup the groups properly.
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Not sure what you mean by this.

Now gonna have a play with pacman and next week i'll try to get a proper arch install going.
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Code: 
$ man pacman
A command that will tell you quite a lot :)
 
lol its totally "ballsed" up now, got tired and grumpy last night and skipped a few pages relating to sound setup, user accounts and adding gnome to boot and stuff.

I'm an idiot. At least I know that I can do it now, with some more time and no interuptions at home I can get it working.

Gonna start it again Thursday night and finish it properly Friday.

The bit I find confusing is the users and groups setup. I am gonna have to gooogle for a better tutorial.

Thanks for all your help guys, I'm so close!
 
Oxy said:
lol its totally "ballsed" up now, got tired and grumpy last night and skipped a few pages relating to sound setup, user accounts and adding gnome to boot and stuff.
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Could be worse (better?) - my last Arch box didn't recognise the sound card, so I went down the custom kernel route. That was quite a while back (noodle, I think). I learned a lot though.
 
yeh my first "half arsed" attempted at a "mans linux distro" went well, I learnt more terminal commands, i learnt how to edit in nano.

I must say I think Arch will be easier in the long run, obviously the initial setup for a relative beginner like me is a little tricky but pacman -Syu will mean less annoyance in the future.
 
Oxy said:
yeh my first "half arsed" attempted at a "mans linux distro" went well, I learnt more terminal commands, i learnt how to edit in nano.

I must say I think Arch will be easier in the long run, obviously the initial setup for a relative beginner like me is a little tricky but pacman -Syu will mean less annoyance in the future.
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pah, real men use vi

;)
 
Oxy said:
I couldnt work out vi at all lol nano just worked. I have to use it though as part of the tutorial I was using.

Whats the key combo to save?
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If your in insert mode then key combo to save is esc :w

:wq to write and quit, :wq! to write, quit and force it.

vi > emacs by far :)
 
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