Reflector
Reflector is a Python script which can retrieve the latest mirror list from the Arch Linux Mirror Status page, filter the most up-to-date mirrors, sort them by speed and overwrite the file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist.
Usage
- In the following examples,
/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlistwill be overwritten. Make a backup before proceeding. - Make sure the resulting
/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlistdoes not contain entries that you consider untrustworthy before syncing or updating with pacman.
To see all of the available options, run the following command:
$ reflector --help
Examples
See reflector(1) § EXAMPLES. Examples overwriting /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist need to be run as root.
Automation
systemd service
Reflector ships with a reflector.service. The service will run reflector with the parameters specified in /etc/xdg/reflector/reflector.conf. The default options in this file should serve as a good starting point and example.
For example, to select the 5 most up-to-date mirrors from France and Germany that support HTTPS and overwrite /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist, use
Enable reflector.service to run Reflector on boot. To run it immediately, start the service.
systemd timer
Reflector provides a systemd timer () that starts the #systemd service reflector.service weekly. The schedule can be changed by editing .
First edit the configuration file as described in #systemd service. After you have updated the configuration file, start and enable .
To refresh the mirrorlist ahead of schedule, start reflector.service.
pacman hook
pacman-mirrorlist is not updated regularly, invoking reflector only because some mirror in some part of the globe was added or removed is not relevant. Use instead the timer-based automation. If you do not want mirrorlist.pacnew to be installed at all, use in .