Installation Issues / New To Garuda/Arch Linux

Hello folks,

I have a slight issue here. I proceeded to perform fresh install on Garuda, and I’ve noticed that I hung up on the same issues (mirrorlists and something to do with a keyring). I don’t know it specifically as I’m new to this and I’m aware that this Arch stuff may be updated on a weekly basis. Correct me if I’m wrong.

But I got hung up on this installation, I then went to the Konsole and run an update and it shows that the system is ok and that there is nothing else to do. So I’m assuming that I’m good?

As I’ve stated before in another post, I’m a lifelong Windows user, but I’m wanting to learn this without breaking anything or having hangups during a file download or anything else that can happen. But if someone can inform me what the mirrorlist was changed to during the Broadwing update, and how I can get a keyring, i would greatly appreciate it.

Notices during install:
(Failed systemd services found: garuda-system-maintenance@keyring.service)
Error: failed retrieving file ‘linux-zen-6.17.2.zen1-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst’ from mirror.osbeck.com : Operation too slow
This system has pending .pacnew files, you should check and merge those.

^Referencing the error, I checked the kernel version with command ‘uname -r’ and the output is ‘6.17.2-zen1-1-zen’, so I’m assuming that it must be good now? I also need help with the .pacnew file thing.

Thank you for any and all help and please, respond in laymen’s terms for me. This is alot to take in. Lol

Please post your garuda-inxi as requested by the template. Open a terminal and enter this:

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As you may have noticed your Issue has been moved to missing garuda inxi
Can you provide it as per the forum template
Help us to to help you

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Here it is, if I understood your request right. It shows a chunk missing 23/24.

System:
Kernel: 6.17.2-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 15.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=54576367-61ff-4ecb-8718-1662c9602973 rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet loglevel=3
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.4.5 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.19.0
wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop Mobo: ASUSTeK model: PRIME X570-P v: Rev X.0x
serial: <superuser required> part-nu: SKU uuid: <superuser required>
UEFI: American Megatrends v: 3603 date: 03/20/2021
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 3+ gen: 3
level: v3 note: check built: 2022 process: TSMC n6 (7nm) family: 0x19 (25)
model-id: 0x21 (33) stepping: 0 microcode: 0xA20102E
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 1 cores: 8 threads: 16 tpc: 2
smt: enabled cache: L1: 512 KiB desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x32 KiB L2: 4 MiB
desc: 8x512 KiB L3: 32 MiB desc: 1x32 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1754 min/max: 556/4854 boost: enabled scaling:
driver: amd-pstate-epp governor: powersave cores: 1: 1754 2: 1754 3: 1754
4: 1754 5: 1754 6: 1754 7: 1754 8: 1754 9: 1754 10: 1754 11: 1754 12: 1754
13: 1754 14: 1754 15: 1754 16: 1754 bogomips: 121373
Flags-basic: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a
ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: NVIDIA TU104 [GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER] vendor: eVga.com.
driver: nvidia v: 580.95.05 alternate: nouveau,nvidia_drm
non-free: 550-580.xx+ status: current (as of 2025-08; EOL~2026-12-xx)
arch: Turing code: TUxxx process: TSMC 12nm FF built: 2018-2022 pcie:
gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 4 link-max: lanes: 16 ports: active: DP-2
empty: DP-1, DP-3, HDMI-A-1, Unknown-2 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:1e84
class-ID: 0300
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.18 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.8
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: nvidia unloaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,nouveau,nv,vesa gpu: nv_platform,nvidia,nvidia-nvswitch
display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: DP-2 model: Acer VG252Q serial: <filter> built: 2021 res:
mode: 1920x1080 hz: 240 scale: 100% (1) dpi: 90 gamma: 1.2
size: 543x302mm (21.38x11.89") diag: 621mm (24.5") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: nvidia platforms: device: 0 drv: nvidia device: 2
drv: swrast gbm: drv: nvidia surfaceless: drv: nvidia wayland: drv: nvidia
x11: drv: nvidia inactive: device-1
API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: nvidia mesa v: 580.95.05
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070
SUPER/PCIe/SSE2 memory: 7.81 GiB display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.328 layers: 11 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: NVIDIA
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER driver: nvidia v: 580.95.05 device-ID: 10de:1e84
surfaces: N/A device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM 20.1.8 256 bits)
driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 25.2.4-arch1.2 (LLVM 20.1.8)
device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: N/A
Info: Tools: api: clinfo, eglinfo, glxinfo, vulkaninfo
de: kscreen-console,kscreen-doctor gpu: corectrl,nvidia-smi wl: wayland-info
x11: xdpyinfo, xprop, xrandr
Audio:
Device-1: NVIDIA TU104 HD Audio vendor: eVga.com. driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 4 link-max: lanes: 16
bus-ID: 03:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:10f8 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Starship/Matisse HD Audio
vendor: ASUSTeK driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s
lanes: 16 bus-ID: 09:00.4 chip-ID: 1022:1487 class-ID: 0403
Device-3: Turtle Beach Stealth 600X Gen 3
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s
lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 3-6:3 chip-ID: 10f5:2232 class-ID: 0300
serial: <filter>
API: ALSA v: k6.17.2-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.4.9 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: ASUSTeK RTL8111H driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000 bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
class-ID: 0200
IF: enp4s0 state: up speed: 100 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager,systemd-timesyncd
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 931.51 GiB used: 13.79 GiB (1.5%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: SSD 860 QVO 1TB
size: 931.51 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 6.0 Gb/s
tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: 2B6Q scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 931.22 GiB size: 931.22 GiB (100.00%)
used: 13.79 GiB (1.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 632 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/sda1 maj-min: 8:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 931.22 GiB size: 931.22 GiB (100.00%)
used: 13.79 GiB (1.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 931.22 GiB size: 931.22 GiB (100.00%)
used: 13.79 GiB (1.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 931.22 GiB size: 931.22 GiB (100.00%)
used: 13.79 GiB (1.5%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/sda2 maj-min: 8:2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 31.24 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
comp: zstd avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 30.4 C mobo: N/A
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 32 GiB available: 31.24 GiB used: 2.87 GiB (9.2%)
Processes: 358 Power: uptime: 5m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 12.43 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 258 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1744 libs: 517 tools: octopi,paru Compilers:
clang: 20.1.8 gcc: 15.2.1 Shell: Bash v: 5.3.3 default: fish v: 4.1.2
running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.39
Garuda (2.11.1-1):
System install date:     2025-10-15
Garuda release:          251002
Last full system update: 2025-10-15
Is partially upgraded:   No
Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut nvidia-utils nvidia-open-dkms garuda-hardware-profile-nvidia garuda-hardware-profile-standard
Windows dual boot:       No/Undetected
Failed units:
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same for everyone unless you use sudo

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It is advantageous to have only one problem per thread and to use a meaningful title in the headline.

Regarding pacnew, use the forums and web search; there are no precise instructions because there are too many possibilities. The basic rule is not to blindly overwrite the original with pacnew.

Please read

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I figured instead of listing my issues separately, I could put them in one thread and people respond to what they can help with.

But while I was waiting for a response, I took the liberty to read some other notes and push through with syncing and updating the system. Only merging and saving lines that add to what is previously in the .pac file.

Oh ok, I ran a diagnostic on the system and save the report in the text file to use as a kind of reference in case i have a hiccup later. This report showed 24/24, and I forgot the command, however I believe I resolved the issue. Thank you very much for your response.

Heya. If the system update completed without further incident, you can safely ignore both of these errors.

Sometimes your internet connection or the server your computer is communicating with is not perfect and errors happen. This is expected and normal. Garuda Linux can handle these.

Pacnew files are configuration files that have either had their defaults updated or were otherwise modified in the package. You can merge them with the existing files on your system.

So far, so good. I’ve updated the system to where I didn’t have anymore notifications. I noticed that the terminal seems to be the best practice for updating anything, but I’m basing this off of former knowledge from when I was running Linux Mint months ago on the .deb system.

As to the .pacnew files, I also noticed that I only really have one option and that’s to move chunks from .pacnew to .pacsave* (it may be called something else) and I’ll save it, reboot and see that there’s no other issues. I’m also learning that I can force an update in case there’s a hiccup, but I’ve had issues in the past where I’ll do this and something on the backend gets tweaked and then I have no idea where it broke at, so I’m taking my sweet time with this. I did reinstall Garuda earlier before I made this thread, and I figured I make the thread to keep from having to scour the web for answers and come right to the source.

Thank you for your time and response.

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