The article suggests to install reflector-auto. However, when I try to follow this suggestion, it does not work because pacman tells me that it cannot find the package. In fact, if I do -Ss, it finds two packages:
community/reflector 2019.3-1 [instalado] A Python 3 module and script to retrieve and filter the latest Pacman mirror list.
endeavour/reflector-antergos 1.36-1 Ranks Antergos mirrors, similar idea with package ‘reflector’ that ranks Arch mirrors.
Nothing, it seems the instructions left out a few steps and you will have to compile it yourself (or just install the …pkg.tar.xz with sudo pacman -U …).
sudo pacman -S reflector-auto won’t work because as you noticed a package of that name doesn’t seem to exist.
So, here goes (can’t hurt to know how to compile anyway):
Make a temporary directory (can be deleted after the install), e. g.
@VanQuijote I just installed it and set it up exactly right now. No issues. I did exactly via the instructions and i used pacman to install it. I also ran it and it updated and ranked my mirrors as i set it to do. There is nothing missing in the instructions.
@VanQuijote Reflector 2019.3-1 is a script to retrieve the latest pacman mirror list.
Reflector-auto 1.1-1 automates ranking of Arch mirrors with reflector.
Both are installed on my system now.
@VanQuijote The only thing that i see that is missing in the instructions is the following. When you use nano to edit the configuration file after you install reflector-auto. You have to save it after you enter the countries you want.
Example:
sudo nano /etc/reflector-auto.conf
This opens a new reflector-auto.conf file that is blank. You have to add the entries you want. So the countries you choose to use and rank mirrors.
Example: I used United States and Canada
-c United States -c Canada -f 15 -p https
Then you have to save the file by hitting ctrl o enter and to exit you hit crtl x.
Then you have to start reflector-auto.
Then you have to enable reflector-auto.
Then you can check the status.
All of these instructions are there and correct and the easiest way.
So what i’m saying is in case you are not aware. Nano is a text editor and to save the conf file you are creating you use ctrl o and enter & to exit the file you hit ctrl x.
@VanQuijote If you see reflector-antergos, then your repos are outdated leftovers from Antergos.
Please show the contents of your /etc/pacman.conf file.
