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@@ -229,21 +229,27 @@ Open the mirrorlist file using:
$ nano /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
Then make sure that __only__ servers in your country are un-commented. Alternately (what I do), you can `shift + arrow down` to highlight servers you don't want and `Ctrl + K` to cut them. Save the file then run these two commands:
Then make sure that __only__ servers in your country are un-commented. Alternately (what I do), you can `shift + arrow down` to highlight servers you don't want and `Ctrl + K` to cut them. Save the file then run. Then:
Make a backup copy of the mirrorlist file:
$ sudo cp /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.backup
Now run `rankmirrors`. It will take the server data from the backup mirrorlist, rank them, then copy the data to the original mirrorlist file:
$ rankmirrors -n 6 /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.backup > /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
### Reflector
Install __Reflector__ using:
First, make sure the pacman databases are up-to-date:
$ pacman -Sy
Install __Reflector__:
$ pacman -S reflector rsync curl
__NOTE:__ If you get an error regarding missing databases, synchronize them using `pacman -Sy` then try installing Reflector again.
Now generate the new mirrorlist. Note: If you are in a different country change "United States" to your country.
$ reflector --verbose --country 'United States' -l 5 --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist