Mirrors.txt

Content-Type: text/x-zim-wiki
Wiki-Format: zim 0.4
Creation-Date: 2016-10-22T21:44:58+02:00

====== Mirrors ======
Created lørdag 22 oktober 2016

==== Use European servers ====
**# Edit the **///etc/pacman.conf//** file. Add the following server lines before the include lines.**
{{{code: lang="texinfo" linenumbers="True"
[core]
Server = ftp://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/ftp.archlinux.org/core/os/$arch
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[extra]
Server = ftp://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/ftp.archlinux.org/extra/os/$arch
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[community]
Server = ftp://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/ftp.archlinux.org/community/os/$arch
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
}}}



==== Using Reflector ====
**# Reflector is a package that retrieve the latest mirror list, filter the most up-to-date -**
**# sort them by speed and overwrite the **///etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist//**.**
$ pacman -S reflector

**#** **To rate and update the mirrorlist**
$ reflector --verbose -l 30 --number 20 -p https --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

== Automatic update mirrorlist when a new is installed (.pacnew) ==
**# You can create a pacman hook to run reflector everytime pacman-mirrorlist gets an upgrade.**
**# Create a new hook** ///etc/pacman.d/hooks/mirrorupgrade.hook//
{{{code: lang="texinfo" linenumbers="True"
[Trigger]
Operation = Upgrade
Type = Package
Target = pacman-mirrorlist

[Action]
Description = Updating pacman-mirrorlist with reflector and removing pacnew...
When = PostTransaction
Depends = reflector
Exec = /usr/bin/env sh -c "reflector --verbose -l 30 --number 20 --age 24 --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist; if [[ -f /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.pacnew ]]; then rm /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.pacnew; fi"
}}}