Okay so I just finished struggling through my archlinux install. I have arch Linux with hyprland now.

But I cannot figure out how to download anything.

At minimum i need a browser, and git. But I cannot figure out web downloads in kitty.

Edit: nmtui to connect to WiFi, and then a reboot solved it.

      • greyw0lv@lemmy.mlOP
        1·
        7 months ago

        using

        sudo pacman -S <filename>

        I get a fatal error from every mirror it attempts to download through.

        • BaalInvokerA
          4·
          7 months ago

          This can be 2 things:

          1. You’re not connected to the internet
          2. You need to properly set the mirrors

          Try run ping www.google.com and see if you have connection. If you don’t you need to connect your PC to the internet

          Otherwise, you have to set the mirrors. So go to https://archlinux.org/mirrorlist/ and select the best location to you, then in the file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist you paste the content you got when clicking Generate List at this site I mentioned before

          Then run sudo pacman -Syyu to update everything and then try install your apps again

          • greyw0lv@lemmy.mlOP
            2·
            7 months ago

            Thank you!

            So far I’ve determined I’m definitely not connected to internet.

            Unfortunately i cannot seem to connect.

            I’ve tried iwctl, and also nmtui.

            I dont know if I’m describing this right but both connect without error for a bit. But the second I go to use the WiFi it disconnects.

            Edit: rebooting after connecting seems to have solved it.

            • ZWQbpkzl [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
              3·
              7 months ago
              1. confirm you can connect via ethernet. It sounds like you can.
              2. Check available WiFi networks with nmcli device wifi
              3. Connect with nmcli device wifi connect <ssid> password <password>

              If nothing is listed in #2 then you need to install drivers for your WiFi. Check the arch wiki for how to identify which wifi card you have and what AUR package is needed. Installing an AUR package without internet will be an adventure so I recommend jacking in for that.

            • BaalInvokerA
              1·
              7 months ago

              Well, this is strange…

              You said you’re using both iwctl and nmtui, and maybe that’s the issue, cause you’re configuring 2 distinct apps to handle your connection and I think they can conflict with each other

              Choose 1 and disable the other

              For example, let’s suppose you wanna keep iwd, so enable it with

              sudo systemctl enable --now iwd.service

              And disable NetworkManager

              sudo systemctl disable NetworkManager.service

              Reboot your system

              However I suggest you to take a look at https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Network_configuration