Error: failed retrieving file 'core.db'...... requested URL returned error: 404

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pacman fails to update system, package manager completely empty

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Then show us the mirrorlist (/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist).

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check is you have IP connexion ok

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Hi, I’d like to add something I found related to this subject.

When typing

sudo pacman -Syu

the output is as follows:

:: Synchronizing package databases…
error: failed retrieving file ‘core.db’ from manjaro.cu.be : The requested URL returned error: 404
core is up to date
error: failed retrieving file ‘extra.db’ from manjaro.cu.be : The requested URL returned error: 404
extra is up to date
error: failed retrieving file ‘community.db’ from manjaro.cu.be : The requested URL returned error: 404
community is up to date
error: failed retrieving file ‘multilib.db’ from manjaro.cu.be : The requested URL returned error: 404
multilib is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade…

So the system is up to date, yet there seems to be something not working correctly. Any ideas.

Many thanks

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Check your internet connection. if it’s OK then update your mirrors before updating:

sudo pacman-mirrors -f && sudo pacman -Syyu
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Check the output of

uname -m

If you get x86_64

sudo pacman-mirrors --continent && sudo pacman -Syyu

If you get i686 - you are using 32-bit - which is unsupported - and you will have to mogrify your system to Archlinux32

https://root.nix.dk/notes-and-bookmarks/convert-manjaro32-to-archlinux32