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note: I am inside an Ubuntu installation chrooting into an Arch install

When running pacman -Syu responds with

:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from archlinux.polymorf.fr : Could not resolve host: archlinux.polymorf.fr
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror.js-webcoding.de : Could not resolve host: mirror.js-webcoding.de
...
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirror.kavalinux.com : Could not resolve host: mirror.kavalinux.com
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from f.archlinuxvn.org : Could not resolve host: f.archlinuxvn.org
error: failed to update community (download library error)
error: failed to synchronize any databases
error: failed to init transaction (download library error)

see total output

Hopefully the output should suffice.

I had just installed archlinux, but unable to run grub-mkconfig due to the binary not existing in the Arch install.

Thus wanting to install grub (via chroot) to make arch bootable (running os-probe inside ubuntu does not detect the arch install) has its own issues.

I am not able to update my pacman repository database

Any suggestions?

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Copy the /etc/resolv.conf file to your chrooted session and replace the nameserver lines with the following lines:

nameserver 8.8.8.8
nameserver 8.8.4.4

Save and restart the network.

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    You are a genius :p. I am use to these being setup for me by an Ubuntu install, thank you for informing me about this. Is there any configs(or tips) that are accepted as a "given" in Ubuntu install that need to be configured in Arch?
    – CybeX
    Sep 25, 2016 at 19:58
  • @Cybex , Welcome , just ask , there are a lot of experts here , you will get an answer from anyone .
    – GAD3R
    Sep 25, 2016 at 20:22
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    I do have a new question :p unix.stackexchange.com/questions/312262/…
    – CybeX
    Sep 25, 2016 at 20:25

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