: Synchronizing package databases...

error: failed retrieving file 'kde-next.db' from mirror3.layerjet.com : Resolving timed out after 10521 milliseconds

kde-next 52.3 KiB 484K/s 00:00 [-------------------] 100%

error: failed retrieving file 'build.db' from mirror3.layerjet.com : Operation too slow. Less than 1 bytes/sec transferred the last 10 seconds

build 16.0 KiB 313K/s 00:00 [-------------------] 100%

error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from mirror3.layerjet.com : Operation too slow. Less than 1 bytes/sec transferred the last 10 seconds

core 56.0 KiB 280K/s 00:00 [-------------------] 100%

error: failed retrieving file 'main.db' from mirror3.layerjet.com : Operation too slow. Less than 1 bytes/sec transferred the last 10 seconds

main 209.4 KiB 441K/s 00:00 [-------------------] 100%

error: failed retrieving file 'apps.db' from mirror3.layer ...

warning: failed to retrieve some files

error: failed to commit transaction (download library error)

Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

...

Also, trying to install ANY pk with pacman -S fails too slow ?

sudo pacman -S firefox

resolving dependencies...

looking for inter-conflicts...

Packages (5):

Name New Version Net Change Download Size

main/atk 2.14.0-1 3.89 MiB 0.32 MiB

main/gtk-update-icon-cache 2.24.25-1 0.04 MiB 0.01 MiB

main/gtk2 2.24.25-1 34.75 MiB 5.07 MiB

main/mime-types 9-1 0.07 MiB 0.01 MiB

apps/firefox 35.0-1 85.81 MiB 38.97 MiB

Total Download Size: 44.37 MiB

Total Installed Size: 124.55 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] Y

:: Retrieving packages ...

error: failed retrieving file 'mime-types-9-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' from mirror3.layerjet.com : Operation too slow. Less than 1 bytes/sec transferred the last 10 seconds

mime-types-9-1-x86_64 14.6 KiB 49.2K/s 00:00 [-------------------] 100%

error: failed retrieving file 'atk-2.14.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' from mirror3.layerjet.com : Operation too slow. Less than 1 bytes/sec transferred the last 10 seconds

error: failed retrieving file 'atk-2.14.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz' from mirror.dacentec.com : Operation too slow. Less than 1 bytes/sec transferred the last 10 seconds

...

error: failed to commit transaction (unexpected error)

Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

Are there any other mirrors that we could use?

Thanks.

Edit /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist, make sure another is above the one you use now.