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irohasgirlfriend

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Registered: 2026-05-04

Posts: 2

[SOLVED] Can't Install emacs

I just tried to install emacs on arch, but I'm getting the following error:

 resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...

Packages (14) gd-2.3.3-9  libavif-1.4.1-1  libde265-1.0.18-1  libgccjit-16.1.1+r12+g301eb08fa2c5-1
              libheif-1.21.2-2  libotf-0.9.16-6  libxaw-1.0.16-2  libxpm-3.5.19-1
              libyuv-r2426+464c51a03-1  m17n-db-1.8.11-1  m17n-lib-1.8.6-1  openh264-2.6.0-2
              tree-sitter-0.26.8-1  emacs-30.2-2

Total Download Size:    71.32 MiB
Total Installed Size:  322.25 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] Y
:: Retrieving packages...
 emacs-30.2-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst failed to download
error: failed retrieving file 'emacs-30.2-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirror.group.one : The requestedURL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'emacs-30.2-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirror.group.one : The requestedURL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'emacs-30.2-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirrors.dotsrc.org : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'emacs-30.2-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirror.it-privat.dk : The requested URL returned error: 404
error: failed retrieving file 'emacs-30.2-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst' from mirrors.dotsrc.org : The requested URL returned error: 404
warning: failed to retrieve some files
error: failed to commit transaction (failed to retrieve some files)
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded. 

Does anyone know what's going wrong here?

Last edited by irohasgirlfriend (2026-05-04 13:19:33)

Whoracle

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Registered: 2010-11-02

Posts: 219

Re: [SOLVED] Can't Install emacs

Looks like your mirror is out of sync. Check your mirror list and pick a fresher one or wait.

WorMzy

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Registered: 2010-06-16

Posts: 13,519

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't Install emacs

Please post the full command and output.

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855

Mod note: Moving to NC.

Last edited by WorMzy (2026-05-04 08:09:44)

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irohasgirlfriend

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Registered: 2026-05-04

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't Install emacs

I got it installed. I ran sudo pacman -Syu and then tried again and it installed. Sorry guys, should've tried that first.

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't Install emacs

Please always remember to mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
Thanks.

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robbykane

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Registered: 2026-05-05

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Re: [SOLVED] Can't Install emacs

I had the same problem, but this explanation was very helpful. Thanks for the solution.

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