I seem to get this allot .
Repeating the command eventually works.
[demo@manjaro ventoy]$ pamac update -a
Preparing...
Synchronizing package databases...
Refreshing AUR...
1.3 MB/9.8 MB
https://aur.manjaro.org/packages-meta-ext-v1.json.gz: Socket I/O timed out
Failed to synchronize AUR database
Nothing to do.
Transaction successfully finished.
[demo@manjaro ventoy]$ pamac update -a
Preparing...
Synchronizing package databases...
https://aur.manjaro.org/packages-meta-ext-v1.json.gz: Socket I/O timed out
Failed to synchronize AUR database
Nothing to do.
Transaction successfully finished.