Not found in sync db

This is a great forum, and lots of responses are quick which is awesome. Not to mention Arch is amazing.
I'm trying to install Amarok, so as root I'm pacman -S amarok, which returns with this
root@tuxzilla tux #pacman -S amarok
amarok: not found in sync db
Not sure what is going wrong here, maybe I don't have pacman configured properly, any help would be great.

tuxzilla22 wrote:Uh oh, is there a terminal to get that will allow copy and pasting, or control c'ing, sorry if this is a bit noobish'
Use Ctrl+Insert, Shift+Insert. Which will work in windows too.
Alternatively you can select the text, then press the middle button/mouse wheel to paste.
And its amarok-base if you havent got it working yet...
EDIT: beaten to it

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Networkless install gives "not found in sync db" error

I'm trying to install on a laptop which whose network drivers are not in the install kernel and which doesn't have a cd. All files have to be transferred by usb till I can get it up and running and install the drivers.
I got the machine to boot from the network (pxeboot) and got into the install shell without any problems. On another machine I downloaded the current core iso, mounted it and copied all the packages to a usb disk which I then mounted as /src/arch/pkg on the laptop.
When doing step 2 of the install I got an error that it couldn't find /src/arch/pkg/setup so I created that directory, the errors went away but I then didn't get any packages in the package list. I tried mounting the package disk as /src/arch/pkg/setup and then tried again. This time I got a list of packages. I selected them all and went to step 3.
At this point it tries to access the network to refresh the package database, fails and gives me the error:
error: 'acl-2.2.47': not found in sync db
Looking in VT5 I get
error: failed to retrieve file 'current.db.tar.gz' from : No such file or directory
error: filed to synchronize current: no such file or directory
error: filed to synchronize any databases
Have I done something wrong? Having to create the setup directory feels wrong, I thought I just put the packages in /src/arch/pkg so I'm guessing that that may have something to do with it.
If not, how can I get round this? Can I create a database and drop it on the machine?

unselect ABS from the package selection and try again.
Then install the abs package from the completed base install.

Solved - Cannot install gimp : error: 'libmng': not found in sync db

This is the code I get. I think something is wrong with my pacman since it was working fine at the begainning.
bash-3.2# pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
local database is up to date
bash-3.2# pacman -S gimp
Warning: gimpshop provides gimp
resolving dependencies...
error: cannot resolve "libmng", a dependency of "gimpshop"
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: gimpshop: requires libmng
bash-3.2# pacman -S libmng
error: 'libmng': not found in sync db
Vlc is installed but if I try this I still get that kind of error.
bash-3.2# pacman -S vlc
error: 'vlc': not found in sync db
This is my pacman.conf
# /etc/pacman.conf
# See the pacman manpage for option directives
# GENERAL OPTIONS
[options]
# The following paths are commented out with their default values listed.
# If you wish to use different paths, uncomment and update the paths.
#RootDir = /
#DBPath = /var/lib/pacman/
#CacheDir = /var/cache/pacman/pkg/
#LogFile = /var/log/pacman.log
HoldPkg = pacman glibc
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %u
# REPOSITORIES
# - can be defined here or included from another file
# - pacman will search repositories in the order defined here
# - local/custom mirrors can be added here or in separate files
# - repositories listed first will take precedence when packages
# have identical names, regardless of version number
# Repository entries are of the format:
# [repo-name]
# Server = ServerName
# Include = IncludePath
# The header [repo-name] is crucial - it must be present and
# uncommented to enable the repo.
# Testing is disabled by default. To enable, uncomment the following
# two lines. You can add preferred servers immediately after the header,
# and they will be used before the default mirrors.
#[testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[core]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[extra]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[community]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
# Unstable is disabled by default. To enable, uncomment the following
# two lines. You can add preferred servers immediately after the header,
# and they will be used before the default mirrors.
#[unstable]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
# An example of a custom package repository. See the pacman manpage for
# tips on creating your own repositories.
#[custom]
#Server = file:///home/custompkgs
And this is my mirrorlist
# Arch Linux repository mirrorlist
# United States
#Server = ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://locke.suu.edu/linux/dist/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://mirrors.unixheads.org/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://ftp-linux.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://mirror.cs.vt.edu/pub/ArchLinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = http://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = http://holmes.umflint.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = http://mirror.neotuli.net/arch/$repo/os/i686
# South America
# - Brazil
#Server = http://archlinux.c3sl.ufpr.br/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://archlinux.c3sl.ufpr.br/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://ftp.las.ic.unicamp.br/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# Europe
# - Austria
#Server = ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/opsys/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# - Belgium
#Server = ftp://ftp.belnet.be/mirror/archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
# - Czech Republic
#Server = ftp://ftp.sh.cvut.cz/MIRRORS/arch/$repo/os/i686
# - Estonia
#Server = ftp://ftp.estpak.ee/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# - France
#Server = ftp://mir1.archlinuxfr.org/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://mir2.archlinuxfr.org/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = http://mir.archlinux.fr/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
# - Germany
#Server = ftp://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://ftp5.gwdg.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://ftp.uni-bayreuth.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://ftp.archlinuxppc.org/i686/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://ftp.tu-chemnitz.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = http://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# - Great Britain
#Server = http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://mirrors.uk2.net/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = http://archlinux.mirrors.uk2.net/$repo/os/i686
# - Greece
#Server = ftp://ftp.ntua.gr/pub/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# - Hungary
#Server = ftp://ftp.mfa.kfki.hu/pub/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
# - Ireland
#Server = ftp://ftp.heanet.ie/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
# - Italy
#Server = ftp://mi.mirror.garr.it/mirrors/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# - Netherlands
#Server = ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/distributions/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://ftp.surfnet.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# - Poland
#Server = ftp://mirror.icis.pcz.pl/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = http://piotrkosoft.net/pub/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://ftp.piotrkosoft.net/pub/mirrors/ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
# - Portugal
#Server = ftp://cesium.di.uminho.pt/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# - Romania
#Server = ftp://ftp.iasi.roedu.net/mirrors/archlinux.org/$repo/os/i686
# - Russia
#Server = ftp://mirror.yandex.ru/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = http://archlinux.freeside.ru/$repo/os/i686
# - Sweden
#Server = ftp://ftp.ds.hj.se/pub/os/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://ftp.gigabit.nu/$repo/os/i686
# - Switzerland
#Server = ftp://archlinux.puzzle.ch/$repo/os/i686
# - Turkey
#Server = http://server.elsistech.com/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# - Ukraine
#Server = ftp://hell.org.ua/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://ftp.linux.kiev.ua/pub/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/i686
# Asia
# - Israel
#Server = http://mirror.isoc.org.il/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# Australia
#Server = ftp://mirror.pacific.net.au/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
#Server = ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
# Setup-Entry
Server = http://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/i686
Ho and I really like Arch, I just need to know this distribution better.
And thanks for the help
Last edited by odf (2008-07-18 19:26:44)

Not sure why typing 'gimp' is bringing up 'gimpshop', but anyhoo...
I just punched in 'http://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/archl … po/os/i686' into Epiphany and it 404's, so I'd assume it's down at the mo. Meantime, if you go into your mirrorlist and uncomment whichever 'Server = *' is closest to you (you could just do any of them, but the nearest ones will give you better performance) and comment out that bottom line.
All going to plan, that should sort it.
Last edited by ThomasBisset (2008-07-18 00:24:54)

[solved] error: 'kernel26': not found in sync db

I'm having a strange issue - pacman -S kernel26 returns:
kernel26 package not found, searching for group...
error: 'kernel26': not found in sync db
pacman -Sg base:
pacman -Sg base
base libfetch
base shadow
package databases are up to date, tried different mirrors.
pacman -Sy:
:: Synchronizing package databases...
testing is up to date
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community is up to date
here's my pacman.conf:
# /etc/pacman.conf
# See the pacman.conf(5) manpage for option and repository directives
# GENERAL OPTIONS
[options]
# The following paths are commented out with their default values listed.
# If you wish to use different paths, uncomment and update the paths.
#RootDir = /
#DBPath = /var/lib/pacman/
#CacheDir = /var/cache/pacman/pkg/
#LogFile = /var/log/pacman.log
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SyncFirst = pacman
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %u
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/curl %u > %o
# Pacman won't upgrade packages listed in IgnorePkg and members of IgnoreGroup
#IgnorePkg = wesnoth
#IgnoreGroup =
#NoUpgrade =
#NoExtract =
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#NoPassiveFtp
#UseSyslog
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# - can be defined here or included from another file
# - pacman will search repositories in the order defined here
# - local/custom mirrors can be added here or in separate files
# - repositories listed first will take precedence when packages
# have identical names, regardless of version number
# - URLs will have $repo replaced by the name of the current repo
# Repository entries are of the format:
# [repo-name]
# Server = ServerName
# Include = IncludePath
# The header [repo-name] is crucial - it must be present and
# uncommented to enable the repo.
# Testing is disabled by default. To enable, uncomment the following
# two lines. You can add preferred servers immediately after the header,
# and they will be used before the default mirrors.
[testing]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[core]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[extra]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
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Last edited by schuay (2009-04-23 10:12:42)

schuay wrote:thanks, that helped.
i had to do a couple of hard reboots recently, could that have been the cause?
Yes, I think your local pacman database was corrupted - some files were probably missing. For instance on ext4 filesystem, it can take 30 seconds (by default) until the data is written from cache to the disk. If you hard reboot during that time, the files can go missing.

Install error: "error: 'abs': not found in sync db"

Hello Im trying to do an install and when i select the packages then go to install it says it cant download packages and this is the error showing up in vt5:
error: 'abs': not found in sync db
my net is working fine so im not sure whats up if anyone could help that would be great..
thanks

unselect ABS from the package selection and try again.
Then install the abs package from the completed base install.

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'claws-mail-extra-plugins': not found in sync db [ Solved ]

[wesley@ratdog ~]$ sudo pacman -Syu
Password:
:: Synchronizing package databases...
downloading testing.db.tar.gz...
downloading core.db.tar.gz...
downloading extra.db.tar.gz...
downloading community-testing.db.tar.gz...
downloading community.db.tar.gz...
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archrepo is up to date
compiz-fusion is up to date
arch-games is up to date
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warning: python-gdata: local (2.0.6-1) is newer than archrepo (2.0.4-1)
local database is up to date
[wesley@ratdog ~]$ sudo pacman -S claws-mail-extra-plugins
claws-mail-extra-plugins package not found, searching for group...
error: 'claws-mail-extra-plugins': not found in sync db
[wesley@ratdog ~]$ sudo pacman -Q claws-mail-extra-plugins
error: package "claws-mail-extra-plugins" not found
[wesley@ratdog ~]$ sudo pacman -Q claws-mail
claws-mail 3.7.4-1
[wesley@ratdog ~]$ sudo pacman -Q claws-mail
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[wesley@ratdog ~]$
Did I clobber my mirrorlist ?
http://dpaste.com/153358/
Last edited by wesley_of_course (2010-02-01 20:49:53)

[wesley@ratdog ~]$ sudo pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
testing is up to date
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community-testing is up to date
community is up to date
archlinuxfr is up to date
archrepo is up to date
compiz-fusion is up to date
arch-games is up to date
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local database is up to date
It 's fixed , ran reflector.

[Solved]error: 'xorg': not found in sync db

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Last edited by jordanwb (2008-07-03 21:56:49)

Solved. "sudo pacman -Syu"

[solved] error: 'gstreamer': not found in sync db

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[root@ArchLinux danny]# pacman -Ss gst
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:: Synchronising package databases...
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community is up to date
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GStreamer Multimedia Framework Base plugin libraries
local/gstreamer0.10-base-plugins 0.10.25-1 (gstreamer0.10-plugins)
GStreamer Multimedia Framework Base Plugins (gst-plugins-base)
local/gstreamer0.10-ffmpeg 0.10.9-1 (gstreamer0.10-plugins)
Gstreamer FFMpeg Plugin
local/gstreamer0.10-good 0.10.17-2
GStreamer Multimedia Framework Good plugin libraries
local/gstreamer0.10-good-plugins 0.10.17-2 (gstreamer0.10-plugins)
GStreamer Multimedia Framework Good Plugins (gst-plugins-good)
local/gstreamer0.10-python 0.10.17-1
Python bindings for GStreamer 0.10
local/gstreamer0.10-ugly 0.10.13-3
GStreamer Multimedia Framework Ugly plugin libraries
local/gstreamer0.10-ugly-plugins 0.10.13-3 (gstreamer0.10-plugins)
GStreamer Multimedia Framework Ugly Plugins (gst-plugins-ugly)
[root@ArchLinux danny]#
Last edited by ninjaprawn (2010-02-11 20:49:03)

wonder wrote:because the actual name is gstreamer0.10. the only thing that is missing is gstreamer0.10-bad-plugins and you might want to install them.
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Abs and zlib not found in db (Solved)

I just reinstalled arch and am going thru the configuration and installation procedures. I want to install kde and went to the kde section of the beginners guide. I am supposed to
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I get zlib package not found searching for group.. error: zlib : not found in sync db
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Shut down konsole and researched pacman . Then I started up konsole and redid pacman -Syy and everything came up..
Last edited by smcsw2000 (2009-02-27 03:23:21)

You are right. It's working now. Thanks!

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Does xmms-projectm exist for Arch ?
[root@localhost ~]# pacman -Sy projectm libvisual-projectm
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community is up to date
resolving dependencies... done.
looking for inter-conflicts... done.
Targets: ftgl-2.1.2-3 projectm-0.99-2 libvisual-0.4.0-1 libvisual-projectm-0.99-1
Total Package Size: 0.68 MB
Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
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ftgl 82.3K 126.0K/s 00:00:01 [################################################################] 100%
projectm 458.8K 150.1K/s 00:00:03 [################################################################] 100%
libvisual 152.2K 142.4K/s 00:00:01 [################################################################] 100%
libvisual-projectm 6.3K 57.9K/s 00:00:00 [################################################################] 100%
checking package integrity... done.
cleaning up... done.
(4/4) checking for file conflicts [################################################################] 100%
(1/4) installing ftgl [################################################################] 100%
(2/4) installing projectm [################################################################] 100%
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>> libvisual-project for libvisual (like for amarok)
(3/4) installing libvisual [################################################################] 100%
(4/4) installing libvisual-projectm [################################################################] 100%
[root@localhost ~]# pacman -S xmms-projectm
error: 'xmms-projectm': not found in sync db
[root@localhost ~]#

xmms and plugins were moved to the AUR - I suppose that install message does need to be cleaned up. Could you file a bug report against that?

[PPC] base not found????

First time I have tried Arch on a friends old imac G3 slot cd machine.
I can navigate through the install to the point where it tells me I am going to install packages then I get a dialogue saying:
error: "base": not found in sync db
base package not found, searching for group...
Package installation failed
H/D was setup by auto-install so that should be OK
What's going on?
Moderator edit: make sure people know what architecture you are installing on and post in the appropriate subforum, thanks
Last edited by .:B:. (2010-07-23 17:46:31)

dede468 wrote:I'm setting it up from the cd - haven't tried the network install. Having the cd in hand, I hadn't given it a thought to be honest.
That's why you're getting the db error, but according to Wikipedia, you have a PPC-type processor so I would surprised if regular Arch runs on it.
Maybe you should try http://www.archlinuxppc.org/
Last edited by karol (2010-07-23 16:47:38)

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