Update fail - failed to syncronize all database (error invoking external downloader)

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pacman -Suy aborts at error: failed to synchronize all databases (error invoking external downloader)

in /var/log/pacman.log

synchronizing package lists

how to fix this ?

the system is behind a http proxy
in /etc/pacman.conf

XferCommand = /usr/bin/weget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %s

wget works

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I don’t know what app that is

 $ weget
bash: weget: command not found

I suggest you check the spelling in your pacman.conf

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sorry this was typo of me:

wget

in the pacman.conf it is right

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The wget command work as expected - so I suggest you check your system’s proxy configuration.