[Solved] Got pacman to work through proxy

Question

I'm trying to refresh pacman to check for updates, but I get different errors:
[root@lnx pacman]# pacman -Sy
:: Synchronizing package databases...
testing [###############################################################################] 100% 0K 5.5K/s 00:00:00
could not extract kernel26archck-2.6.15.archck5-1/desc: Invalid argument
current [###############################################################################] 100% 0K 0.0K/s 00:00:03
extra [###############################################################################] 100% 0K 0.0K/s 00:00:05
could not extract abiword-plugins-2.4.1-1/depends: Invalid argument
community [###############################################################################] 100% 0K 0.0K/s 00:00:03
could not extract adns-python-1.1.0-1/desc: Invalid argument
db_read: error: /var/lib/pacman/testing/kernel26archck-2.6.15.archck5-1/depends: No such file or directory
error: /var/lib/pacman/current/apache-2.0.55-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: /var/lib/pacman/extra/abiword-plugins-2.4.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
I also tried to install a package, with giving me new errors:
[root@lnx pacman]# pacman -S ethereal
db_read: error: /var/lib/pacman/testing/kernel26archck-2.6.15.archck5-1/depends: No such file or directory
error: /var/lib/pacman/current/apache-2.0.55-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: /var/lib/pacman/extra/abiword-plugins-2.4.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
db_read: error: /var/lib/pacman/testing/kernel26archck-2.6.15.archck5-1/depends: No such file or directory
error: /var/lib/pacman/current/apache-2.0.55-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: /var/lib/pacman/extra/abiword-plugins-2.4.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: /var/lib/pacman/current/apache-2.0.55-1/desc: No such file or directory
error: /var/lib/pacman/extra/abiword-plugins-2.4.1-1/desc: No such file or directory
ethereal: not found in sync db
I've tried different mirrors (disabling and enabling mirrors in /etc/pacman.d/{current,extra,community}. Is it just me and my friends computer which gets such errors now? Could it be proxy settings?
My pacman.conf file:
# /etc/pacman.conf
# NOTE: If you find a mirror that is geographically close to you, please
# move it to the top of the server list, so pacman will choose it
# first.
# To re-sort your mirror lists by ping/traceroute results, use the
# /usr/bin/sortmirrors script. It requires the "netselect" package.
# See the pacman manpage for option directives
# GENERAL OPTIONS
[options]
LogFile = /var/log/pacman.log
NoUpgrade = etc/passwd etc/group etc/shadow etc/sudoers
NoUpgrade = etc/fstab etc/raidtab etc/ld.so.conf
NoUpgrade = etc/rc.conf etc/rc.local
NoUpgrade = etc/modprobe.conf etc/modules.conf
NoUpgrade = etc/lilo.conf boot/grub/menu.lst
NoUpgrade = etc/fam/fam.conf
HoldPkg = pacman glibc
ProxyServer = proxy.somedomain.internal:8080
#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
[testing]
Server = ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/testing/os/i686
[current]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/current
[extra]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/extra
#[unstable]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/unstable
[community]
# Add your preferred servers here, they will be used first
Include = /etc/pacman.d/community
# An example of a custom package repository. See the pacman manpage for
# tips on creating your own repositories.
#[custom]
#Server = file:///home/custompkgs
Any solution on how to fix this?

Answer 1

Moo-Crumpus wrote:
Might be the proxy setting. I can reproduce several errors with a proxy option the kind you have chosen. Never been aware this could do, and in my case, it doesn't. If you have to use the proxy, there is a second way. You might try to handle it with wget, see http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/How … tification.
Btw. I had running pacman -Sy without any errors in the last minutes.
Looks better.. I added two proxy lines to /etc/profile and,
/etc/profile:
export http_proxy="http://proxy.somedomain.internal:8080"
export ftp_proxy="http://proxy.somedomain.internal:8080"
/etc/pacman.conf:
XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget -c %u
I got this now:
[root@lnx ~]# pacman -Sy
:: Synchronizing package databases...
--19:06:49-- ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/testing/os/i686/testing.db.tar.gz
=> `testing.db.tar.gz'
Resolving proxy.somedomain.internal... 10.x.y.z
Connecting to proxy.somedomain.internal|10.x.y.z|:8080... connected.
Proxy request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/octet-stream]
[ <=> ] 5,609 --.--K/s
19:06:49 (133.73 MB/s) - `testing.db.tar.gz' saved [5609]
--19:06:49-- ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/current/os/i686/current.db.tar.gz
=> `current.db.tar.gz'
Resolving proxy.somedomain.internal... 10.x.y.z
Connecting to proxy.somedomain.internal|10.x.y.z|:8080... connected.
Proxy request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/octet-stream]
[ <=> ] 67,841 --.--K/s
19:06:49 (8.55 MB/s) - `current.db.tar.gz' saved [67841]
--19:06:50-- ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/extra/os/i686/extra.db.tar.gz
=> `extra.db.tar.gz'
Resolving proxy.somedomain.internal... 10.x.y.z
Connecting to proxy.somedomain.internal|10.x.y.z|:8080... connected.
Proxy request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/octet-stream]
[ <=> ] 239,365 --.--K/s
19:06:50 (9.55 MB/s) - `extra.db.tar.gz' saved [239365]
--19:06:51-- ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/community/os/i686/community.db.tar.gz
=> `community.db.tar.gz'
Resolving proxy.somedomain.internal... 10.x.y.z
Connecting to proxy.somedomain.internal|10.x.y.z|:8080... connected.
Proxy request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [application/octet-stream]
[ <=> ] 49,128 --.--K/s
19:06:51 (7.64 MB/s) - `community.db.tar.gz' saved [49128]
[root@lnx ~]# pacman -Su
Targets: aalib-1.4rc5-4 desktop-file-utils-0.10-2 fam-2.7.0-8 gdm-2.8.0.7-6 glib2-2.10.0-1 gnomebaker-0.5.1-2 pango-1.11.99-2 gtk2-2.8.13-1 kernel26-2.6.15.6-1 libgl-dri-6.4.2-2 links-2.1pre20-1 xorg-server-1.0.1-6 xulrunner-1.8.0.1-2
Total Package Size: 45.7 MB
Proceed with upgrade? [Y/n] n
Does this mean I've got the pacman db updated and ready for update? I did only see file downloads....