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error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db'

Hello,

Since a week or so i get this output when trying to update my system>
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Synchronizing package databases...
 system                255.1 KiB   613 KiB/s 00:00 [####################] 100%
 world                   4.8 MiB  6.25 MiB/s 00:01 [####################] 100%
 galaxy                637.4 KiB  4.35 MiB/s 00:00 [####################] 100%
 lib32                 170.9 KiB  2.01 MiB/s 00:00 [####################] 100%
 omniverse              41.3 KiB  50.4 KiB/s 00:01 [####################] 100%
 extra                   7.9 MiB  5.68 MiB/s 00:01 [####################] 100%
 community              45.0   B   436   B/s 00:00 [####################] 100%
 multilib              141.2 KiB   831 KiB/s 00:00 [####################] 100%
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from mirror.f4st.host : Failed to connect to mirror.f4st.host port 443 after 2435 ms: Couldn't connect to server
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirror.f4st.host : Failed to connect to mirror.f4st.host port 443 after 1709 ms: Couldn't connect to server
error: failed retrieving file 'multilib.db' from mirror.f4st.host : Failed to connect to mirror.f4st.host port 443 after 3120 ms: Couldn't connect to server
warning: too many errors from mirror.f4st.host, skipping for the remainder of this transaction


I have checked mirrorlists, but can not find the culprit. Any idea what could be wrong?

Thanks,

tom

Re: error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db'

Reply #1
this are 'Arch linux' repositories so check
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/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist-arch
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change from 'mirror.f4st.host' to different one

 

Re: error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db'

Reply #2
You are right, I have overlooked the entry in the file.

Thank you, now it works.