Hi all...
I have wget as downloader for updates etc...why I get at the command line
the error message
" retrieving failed: aria2 failed: exited with 4 "?

TIA

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On Mon, 14 Sep 2026 04:55:54 -0000 (UTC), santo wrote:

Hi all...
I have wget as downloader for updates etc...why I get at the command line the error message
" retrieving failed: aria2 failed: exited with 4 "?

Has something changed to use aria2c as your downloader
rather than wget? All I can do is quote excerpts from
aria1c's manual page.

man aria2c

aria2c - The ultra fast download utility

EXIT STATUS
Because aria2 can handle multiple downloads at once, it encounters lots
of errors in a session. aria2 returns the following exit status based
on the last error encountered.

4 If aria2 saw the specified number of "resource not found" error.
See --max-file-not-found option.

--max-file-not-found=<NUM>
If aria2 receives "file not found" status from the remote
HTTP/FTP servers NUM times without getting a single byte, then
force the download to fail. Specify 0 to disable this option.
This options is effective only when using HTTP/FTP servers. The
number of retry attempt is counted toward --max-tries, so it
should be configured too.

Default: 0

What are your configuration settings for aria2c ?

Cheers!

jim b.



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On Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:55:54 -0400, santo <nanci@auroville.org.in> wrote:

Hi all...
I have wget as downloader for updates etc...why I get at the command line
the error message
" retrieving failed: aria2 failed: exited with 4 "?

Double check the settings. On my system ...

[root@a14 ~]# head -n 5 /etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg
{
downloader: wget
verify-rpm: 1
xml-info: always
}
[root@a14 ~]# rpm -q wget
wget-1.25.0-2.3.mga10

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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On Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:49:48 -0400, David W. Hodgins wrote:

On Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:55:54 -0400, santo <nanci@auroville.org.in>
wrote:

Hi all...
I have wget as downloader for updates etc...why I get at the command
line the error message " retrieving failed: aria2 failed: exited with 4
"?

Double check the settings. On my system ...

[root@a14 ~]# head -n 5 /etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg {
downloader: wget verify-rpm: 1 xml-info: always
}
[root@a14 ~]# rpm -q wget wget-1.25.0-2.3.mga10

Regards, Dave Hodgins

this is what I get:
[root@localhost ~]# head -n 5 /etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg
{
}

Core\ Release\ (Installer) cdrom://x86_64/media/core {
key-ids: 80420f66
[root@localhost ~]#



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On Tue, 15 Sep 2026 05:53:52 -0400, santo <nanci@auroville.org.in> wrote:

On Mon, 14 Sep 2026 11:49:48 -0400, David W. Hodgins wrote:

On Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:55:54 -0400, santo <nanci@auroville.org.in>
wrote:

Hi all...
I have wget as downloader for updates etc...why I get at the command
line the error message " retrieving failed: aria2 failed: exited with 4
"?

Double check the settings. On my system ...

[root@a14 ~]# head -n 5 /etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg {
downloader: wget verify-rpm: 1 xml-info: always
}
[root@a14 ~]# rpm -q wget wget-1.25.0-2.3.mga10

Regards, Dave Hodgins

this is what I get:
[root@localhost ~]# head -n 5 /etc/urpmi/urpmi.cfg
{
}

Core\ Release\ (Installer) cdrom://x86_64/media/core {
key-ids: 80420f66
[root@localhost ~]#

That shows the downloader has not been set to wget. The default is aria2.

Make sure wget is installed, then in rpmdrake select "Options" then select "Media Manager". Once that opens select "Options", then select "Global Options".
In the Global Options, use the drop down box to select wget, then select Ok to close the global options and then again to close the media manager, then again to close rpmdrake.

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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On Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:23:40 -0400, David W. Hodgins wrote:

]

Apologies for the late reply...got stuck away from home for work...
Thank you for your help.
True, only now wget is installed...during installation I thought that it
is the default...
Santo

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