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Reflector enabled and healthy but slow pacman downloads below 500KB/sec (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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When I pacman-Syu, it fluctuates between 200kb to 500kb

I checked my internet speed at fast.com and it says 490Mbps

Something isn’t right.

Reflector is doing its job. I checked /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist and saw the last updated time is very recent (today).

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Glad you posted this. I thought reflector was a set it and forget it tool, but sounds like it isn't as smart as advertised. I think Garuda (Arch) uses a different tool to rate and update mirrors (dunno what), so if you want something automatic, maybe look into what they do.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Thanks. This is something that I will have a look.