Manjaro Problem

J_Led · 12-29-2014, 02:55 PM

All,

Yesterday I installed Manjaro but I can't update anything, I get:

Code:

Unable to lock database

and

Code:

Failed retrieving file 'core.db'

Same thing for extra.db, community.db and multilib.db and this, for every server.

As suggested on their wiki, I deleted /var/lib/pacman/db.lck but no difference.

What can I do ?

Thanks,
J_Led

slacksam · 12-30-2014, 01:57 AM

Hi J_Led,

what is the output of

Code:

sudo pacman -Syu

?

J_Led · 12-30-2014, 02:25 AM

Hello,

Here:

Code:

:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror.catn.com : Resolving timed out after 10519 milliseconds
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from ftp.nluug.nl : Resolving timed out after 10519 milliseconds
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror.netzspielplatz.de : Resolving timed out after 10519 milliseconds
error: failed to update core (download library error)
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirror.catn.com : Resolving timed out after 10520 milliseconds
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from ftp.nluug.nl : Resolving timed out after 10523 milliseconds
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirror.netzspielplatz.de : Resolving timed out after 10520 milliseconds
error: failed to update extra (download library error)
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirror.catn.com : Resolving timed out after 10519 milliseconds
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from ftp.nluug.nl : Resolving timed out after 10520 milliseconds
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirror.netzspielplatz.de : Resolving timed out after 10518 milliseconds
error: failed to update community (download library error)
error: failed to synchronize any databases
error: failed to init transaction (download library error)

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Quote:

Originally Posted by slacksam

Hi J_Led,

what is the output of

Code:

sudo pacman -Syu

?

slacksam · 12-30-2014, 03:52 AM

Looks like there's no connection to the servers.

Try updating the mirrors list with

Code:

sudo pacman-mirrors -g

and run

Code:

sudo pacman -Syu

again.

J_Led · 12-30-2014, 03:59 AM

Yes I'm really connected. And I already tried the commands that you wrote.

Thanks,
J_Led

Quote:

Originally Posted by slacksam

Looks like there's no connection to the servers.

Try updating the mirrors list with

Code:

sudo pacman-mirrors -g

and run

Code:

sudo pacman -Syu

again.

slacksam · 12-30-2014, 04:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by J_Led

[...]
I get:

Code:

Unable to lock database

and

Code:

Failed retrieving file 'core.db'

[...]

Where do you get those messages from (octopi or pamac?) and which Manjaro version and edition do you use?

What is the output of

Code:

head -n 30 /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

and

Code:

sudo pacman -Syy

?

J_Led · 12-30-2014, 04:26 AM

I'm using Pamac. My Manjaro version is 0.8.11

And here's what I get:

Code:

# head -n 30 /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
##
## Manjaro Linux repository mirrorlist
## Generated on 30 December 2014 01:07
##
## Use pacman-mirrors to modify
##


## Location  : United_Kingdom
## Time      : 0.218
## Last Sync : 3:45
Server = http://mirror.catn.com/pub/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch

## Location  : Netherlands
## Time      : 0.221
## Last Sync : 1:15
Server = http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/manjaro/stable/$repo/$arch

## Location  : Germany
## Time      : 0.342
## Last Sync : 0:05
Server = http://mirror.netzspielplatz.de/manjaro/packages/stable/$repo/$arch

And:

Code:

# sudo pacman -Syy
:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror.catn.com : Resolving timed out after 10525 milliseconds
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from ftp.nluug.nl : Resolving timed out after 10524 milliseconds
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror.netzspielplatz.de : Resolving timed out after 10517 milliseconds
error: failed to update core (download library error)
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirror.catn.com : Resolving timed out after 10518 milliseconds
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from ftp.nluug.nl : Resolving timed out after 10517 milliseconds
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirror.netzspielplatz.de : Resolving timed out after 10517 milliseconds
error: failed to update extra (download library error)
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirror.catn.com : Resolving timed out after 10517 milliseconds
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from ftp.nluug.nl : Resolving timed out after 10516 milliseconds
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirror.netzspielplatz.de : Resolving timed out after 10524 milliseconds
error: failed to update community (download library error)
error: failed to synchronize any databases
error: failed to init transaction (download library error)

=========================================

Quote:

Originally Posted by slacksam

Where do you get those messages from (octopi or pamac?) and which Manjaro version and edition do you use?

What is the output of

Code:

head -n 30 /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

and

Code:

sudo pacman -Syy

?

slacksam · 12-30-2014, 04:47 AM

Which edition of Manjaro 0.8.11 do you use (e.g. Xfce, KDE, Net or any community edition)?
And where or when do you get the message

Quote:

Unable to lock database

?

J_Led · 12-30-2014, 04:59 AM

Xfce and it's when I use the Pamac Software Updater.

Quote:

Originally Posted by slacksam

Which edition of Manjaro 0.8.11 do you use (e.g. Xfce, KDE, Net or any community edition)?
And where or when do you get the message ?

slacksam · 12-30-2014, 08:20 AM

How about booting from the Manjaro live-dvd or -flash and making an update (at least of the manjaro-system package)? Do you get the same error?

J_Led · 12-31-2014, 07:22 PM

Something new: I just found out that the dependencies are the problem. What I mean is if I want to install a program, I first have to download and install all its dependencies one by one and then install the program. That's the only way the servers "accept" to let me download via a package manager. Not very useful to update my system... I'm still working on this and I'll be back. In the meantime, any suggestions would be appreciated.

Many thanks,
J_Led

==============================================

Quote:

Originally Posted by slacksam

How about booting from the Manjaro live-dvd or -flash and making an update (at least of the manjaro-system package)? Do you get the same error?

Rubian · 01-20-2015, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Sudo rm /var/lib/pacman/db.lck

Good luck.