How to Update Arch Linux Mirrorlist by Country
17 Sep 2023
This article provides instructions on how to update the Arch Linux mirrorlist by country. The mirrorlist is a list of servers that Arch Linux uses to download packages. By updating the mirrorlist, you can ensure that you are using the most up-to-date and reliable mirrors for your country.
Install reflector
sudo pacman -S reflector
Generate a new mirrorlist for your country
reflector --country <country code> --latest 5 --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
Replace <country code> with the two-letter country code for the
country you want to refresh. For example, to refresh the mirrorlist for
the United States, you would run the following command:
reflector --country US --latest 5 --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
Once the new mirrorlist has been generated, you can force pacman to refresh the package lists by running the following command:
pacman -Syyu --refresh
This will ensure that you are using the latest mirrors for your country.
Here are some additional tips for refreshing your mirrorlist:
You can use the --country flag to specify multiple countries. For
example, to refresh the mirrorlist for the United States and Canada, you
would run the following command:
reflector --country US,CA --latest 5 --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
You can use the --latest flag to specify the number of mirrors you
want to keep. The default is 5. You can use the --sort flag to specify
how you want the mirrors to be sorted. The default is by rate. You can
also sort by latency or last update. You can use the --save flag to
specify the file where you want the new mirrorlist to be saved. The
default is /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.