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Added a more humane error message on no initial network #3501

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Added a more humane error message on no initial network
Torxed May 24, 2025
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Fixed ruff complaints
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions archinstall/__init__.py
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Expand Up @@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ def _fetch_arch_db() -> None:
try:
Pacman.run('-Sy')
except Exception as e:
error('Failed to sync Arch Linux package database.')
if 'could not resolve host' in str(e).lower():
error('Most likely due to a missing network connection or DNS issue.')
error('Run archinstall --debug and check /var/log/archinstall/install.log for details.')

debug(f'Failed to sync Arch Linux package database: {e}')
exit(1)

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