Unable to pull from non-free repo

[droidus]

I am trying to install some packages, and here are the instructions I am following:

1. Install the Required Codecs

Open a terminal and run:

sudo pacman -S ffmpeg libdvdcss

• ffmpeg: Contains the core MPEG-1/2 decoders.
• libdvdcss: Needed for encrypted DVDs and some MPEG streams.

2. Ensure Non-Free Repositories Are Enabled

Manjaro separates free and non-free packages. Ensure your pacman.conf has the non-free repository enabled.

1. Edit the config:

sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf

2. Uncomment (remove #) these lines:

[non-free]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

3. Update the database:

sudo pacman -Sy

When I run this last command, I get this:

:: Synchronizing package databases...
 core is up to date 
 extra is up to date
 multilib is up to date
 non-free.db failed to download
error: failed retrieving file 'non-free.db' from ftp.rz.tu-bs.de : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'non-free.db' from mirrors.up.pt : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'non-free.db' from mirror.vinehost.net : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'non-free.db' from ftp.caliu.cat : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'non-free.db' from mirror.dimensiondata.com : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'non-free.db' from mirror.kamtv.ru : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'non-free.db' from ct.mirror.garr.it : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed to synchronize all databases (failed to retrieve some files)

_{Mod Edit: Improved formatting}

[linux-aarhus]

I don’t know where you got those instructions - they are utterly wrong.

With Manjaro Linux there is no separation between free and non-free - the provided answer is stupid mix of distributions.

pamac search ffmpeg --no-aur
pamac search libdvdcss --no-aur

When you have found the package names

pamac install libdvdcss ffmpeg

And don’t ask AI - ask the forum, AI don’t know Fedora from Arch or Ubuntu

[scotty65]

Manjaro doesn’t have a non-free repository. The 3 repositories Manjaro does have are:

• core - the core system packages such as kernels, firmware, glib etc
• extra - other packages such as desktop environments (Plasma, GNOME, XFCE etc) and applications (gimp, firefox etc)
• multilib - 32-bit packages

[Phemisters]

@droidus

I am trying to install some packages,

What exactly are you trying to install - is it just ffmpeg libdvdcss or are those dependencies to be installed before the thing you are actually trying to install? This feels like it might be an XY problem.

[dmt]

@droidus

sudo pacman -Sy

Don’t use -Sy, that’s how you end up in a partial update state.

Instead you should use -Syu to update the entire system.