# Slow updates? Here are new ways to refresh and select mirrors on RebornOS **URL:** \ **Category:** Tips & Tricks\ **Tags:** mirrors\ **Created:** [August 6, 2021, 6:09am UTC](https://rebornos.discourse.group/t/slow-updates-here-are-new-ways-to-refresh-and-select-mirrors-on-rebornos/473 "2021-08-06T06:09:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shivanandvp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/rebornos.discourse.group/shivanandvp/32/10_2.png) [@shivanandvp](https://rebornos.discourse.group/u/shivanandvp)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 6:09am UTC](https://rebornos.discourse.group/t/slow-updates-here-are-new-ways-to-refresh-and-select-mirrors-on-rebornos/473/1 "2021-08-06T06:09:52Z")
Dear RebornOS Community, If your updates are slow and you are sure that your internet connection is fine, read on to learn about the different ways you can update your _mirrorlist_ files on RebornOS, such that you have the fastest mirrors to download packages from. # 1. Through the Desktop Entry Run the below command first, to install the application: ```bash sudo pacman -Sy --needed refresh-mirrors ``` Open the _application menu_ or _application grid_, _launcher_, or _runner_, and find **Refresh Mirrors** and launch it by clicking, or hitting `Enter`. The text and icon may look like the below image: ![Screenshot from 2021-08-05 23-05-20](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/rebornos/original/1X/8ba24aa1c698f00d79bf68d521c4979fcb84efa6.png) Enter your password at the prompt and the [rate-mirrors](https://github.com/westandskif/rate-mirrors) tool will run on a terminal with pre-selected options. In the end, it will refresh your **Arch Linux** and **RebornOS** mirrors to provide you the fastest update/install speed you can get. # 2. Through RebornOS Welcome > **Please click here for extra steps if you have not upgraded your system recently...** > > Run the below command first, to install the required applications: > > ```bash > sudo pacman -Sy --needed rebornos-welcome > > ``` Launch the _RebornOS Welcome_ application, Click on the `Utilities` tab on the bottom-left, and click on the `Refresh Pacman Mirrors` button as shown below: ![Screenshot from 2021-08-06 00-00-40](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/rebornos/original/1X/634e1b524e321c3ebe27debee919389319da5c73.png) Enter your password at the prompt and the [rate-mirrors](https://github.com/westandskif/rate-mirrors) tool will run on a terminal with pre-selected options. In the end, it will refresh your **Arch Linux** and **RebornOS** mirrors to provide you the fastest update/install speed you can get. # 3. Through the systemd service > **Please click here for extra steps if you have not upgraded your system recently...** > > Run the below command first, to install the application: > > ```bash > sudo pacman -Sy --needed refresh-mirrors > > ``` Just like how `reflector` does, we offer a `systemd` service if you would like to run `rate-mirrors` every time you boot. Run the below command to enable it: ```bash sudo systemctl enable refresh-mirrors.service ``` If you would also like to run the tool once now while also enabling it to run at boot, run the below command: ```bash sudo systemctl enable --now refresh-mirrors.service ``` Enabling the systemd service using the above commands will run the [rate-mirrors](https://github.com/westandskif/rate-mirrors) tool every time you boot, with pre-selected options. In the end, it will refresh your **Arch Linux** and **RebornOS** mirrors to provide you the fastest update/install speed you can get. # 4. (Advanced) Running rate-mirrors on a terminal 1. Install [rate-mirrors](https://github.com/westandskif/rate-mirrors): ```bash sudo pacman -Sy --needed rate-mirrors ``` 1. Run the `rate-mirrors` command to refresh **RebornOS** mirrors. Below is an example: ```bash sudo rate-mirrors --concurrency=16 --per-mirror-timeout=3000 --allow-root --save=/etc/pacman.d/reborn-mirrorlist rebornos ``` 1. Run the `rate-mirrors` command to refresh **Arch Linux** mirrors. Below is an example: ```bash sudo rate-mirrors --protocol=https --allow-root --save=/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist arch ``` # 5. (Advanced) Running reflector on a terminal > **Note:** This will only refresh **Arch Linux** mirrors and _not_ those of **RebornOS** 1. Install `reflector`: ```bash sudo pacman -Sy --needed reflector ``` 1. Run the reflector command ( **with sudo** ) ([here are some examples](https://man.archlinux.org/man/reflector.1#EXAMPLES)) and save the output to `/etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist`. Here is one example on how to do that: ```bash sudo reflector --latest 20 --protocol https --sort rate --save /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist ``` ---
**Author:** ![shivanandvp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/rebornos.discourse.group/shivanandvp/32/10_2.png) [@shivanandvp](https://rebornos.discourse.group/u/shivanandvp)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://rebornos.discourse.group/t/slow-updates-here-are-new-ways-to-refresh-and-select-mirrors-on-rebornos/473/3 "2021-08-06T23:34:27Z")
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**Author:** ![shivanandvp](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/rebornos.discourse.group/shivanandvp/32/10_2.png) [@shivanandvp](https://rebornos.discourse.group/u/shivanandvp)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://rebornos.discourse.group/t/slow-updates-here-are-new-ways-to-refresh-and-select-mirrors-on-rebornos/473/4 "2021-08-06T23:34:46Z")