Description of problem: In my university, we can't access outside rsync server. By default, Mageia choose automatically the mirror, and often select a rsync mirror. An I see no way to explain urpmi to only select ftp and http url.
You can add a specific mirror and not use mirrorlist. Also seems we can play something with --mirrorlist but no easy way yet. (from treegazer on irc: wget -O- -q http://mirrors.mageia.org/api/ftp | grep -v rsync | grep -v ftp ) Sysadmin is seems that we can't use search for specific protocol, should be easy to implement no ? http://svnweb.mageia.org/soft/mirrors/mga-mirrors/trunk/lib/MGA/Mirrors/Controller/Api.pm?revision=715&view=markup
Keywords: (none) => Junior_jobCC: (none) => sysadmin-bugsComponent: RPM Packages => OthersVersion: 2 => unspecifiedAssignee: bugsquad => sysadmin-bugsProduct: Mageia => Infrastructure
CC: (none) => thierry.vignaud
Either uninstall rsync would do it or manually pick a mirror instead of using mirrorlist
Than for the answers. The last one didn't work for me urpme rsync LC_ALL=C urpmi --auto-update ...retrieving failed: rsync is missing ...retrieving failed: rsync is missing ...retrieving failed: rsync is missing ...retrieving failed: rsync is missing I've finished to make it to work with --wget option I know I can specify a mirror. I'm just suggesting an enhancement.
You need to purge the cache (/var/cache/urpmi/mirrors.cache) after removing rsync so that urpmi picks a non rsync media. Previous choosen mirror is cached.
This forum thread talk about this bug too: https://forums.mageia.org/en/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=4780
CC: (none) => luzemario
CC: (none) => boklmComponent: Others => RPM PackagesVersion: unspecified => CauldronProduct: Infrastructure => Mageia
Assignee: sysadmin-bugs => thierry.vignaud
CC: boklm => (none)
CC: sysadmin-bugs => mageiatools, marja11