imath package isn't downloading from pacman or yay, what?
#[Solved] Package not installing; imath. (Error below)
gray hemlock
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Packages (1) imath-3.1.5-2
Total Download Size: 3.96 MiB
Total Installed Size: 27.21 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
:: Retrieving packages...
imath-3.1.5-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst failed to download
error: failed retrieving file 'imath-3.1.5-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirrors.xtom.ee : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'imath-3.1.5-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirror.cspacehostings.com : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'imath-3.1.5-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirrors.xtom.ee : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'imath-3.1.5-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirror.cspacehostings.com : The requested URL returned error: 404
warning: failed to retrieve some files
error: failed to commit transaction (failed to retrieve some files)
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
[gus@arch ~]$
Package not installing; imath. (Error below)
somber cave
Never run pacman -S, always update the database and the system with pacman -Suy or pacman -Syu(if you have no sauce)
And this is the issue, you're searching for a old version of the package that doesn't longer exist in the mirrors
The current version of imath is 3.1.5-3
@gray hemlock
gray hemlock
Thanks for responding, why shouldn't I use pacman -Syu and pacman -S?
somber cave
You must do -Suy for updating the database and do a full update on your system, never do a partial upgrade
And pacman -Syu is the same thing of -Suy, but without sauce
-Suy is just the most hype way to do
gray hemlock
lmao
gray hemlock
-Suy is just the most hype way to do
What about pacman -S?
somber cave
You're not updating the database so you're maybe trying to install an older version of a package that it's not in the mirrors
graceful inlet
You might be missing something... -Sy is responsible for partial upgrade, not -S. -S installs the last synced version and when you do -Syu, it does a full system upgrade, first syncing the mirrors and then pulling in whatever updates are available after the sync
There's nothing wrong with using -S, just run -Syu once in a while to keep your system uptodate
gray hemlock
Thanks for clarifying
graceful inlet
https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Pacman#Packages_cannot_be_retrieved_on_installa...
Read it and can't find where it says using -S does partial upgrade
gray hemlock
If I encounter more problems, I will read the wiki page.
I have only read scattered bits.
somber cave
Read it and can't find where it says using -S does partial upgrade
I didn't say it causes a partial upgrade, I just said that may faile to retrieve the package
somber cave
@gray hemlock the problem is solved?
gray hemlock
Yes