Arch doesn't like me [Solved]

Operating Systems & Open Source Linux
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I tried installing arch just to try it using the guide on here written by another user on the linux guides section. I typed pacman -S wget and then I got something about an error with libraries or whatever. can anyone help?

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Well.. if you tell us what the error was.

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"failed to commit transaction download library error"

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yeah if you aren't so familiar with Linux, don't try Arch. There is a lot of things you gotta know how to work with. Systemd for example, grub and so on.

The Wiki is the explains most of it, but there are some things left out.

As for the error that's because the mirror pacman is trying to use isn't working.

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could you give me some links? I'd appreciate it. I am not exactly unfamiliar. I am running fedora 23 on my main system and I boot into windows from time to time to play my cracked version of minecraft but that's about all I use windows for. my secondary computer is running ubuntu 14.04.3 lts and is a server for many things. I have been using linux for about a year and a half now and I've tried many distros and used them as daily drivers. mint, debian, ubuntu, fedora, kali linux(only for a week) and opensuse. but you might be right because I just use my main pc for browsing and gaming, all the server stuff is on the secondary machine

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Here's someone who made a thread on the Arch Forums who had a similar problem.

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=133791

make sure the mirrors used in the mirrors list are the ones that are part of your native country.

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Id probably start from scratch following the arch wiki guide. Or if its what @Kat says, enable a repo, maybe they are all disabled.

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I had to run dhcpcd . but I have to run it everytime I turn on the computer or I'll get the "failed to commit transaction download library" error. is there any way to fix this?

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If you plan to use GNOME or KDE install network manager and enable that in systemd since youll be using it anyway most likely systemctl enable NetworkManager

You can enable dhcpcd the same way if your just using that instead systemctl enable dhcpcd

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thank you very much, that fixed it!!!

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Excellent.