That ' s super cool . Would love to have one in NYC <| sep |> For me the pacman DB is readonly , so pacman Syu just stops with an error . All the binaries are readonly , too , so even if I could update pacman DB I would still not be able to update any of the packages . I just reinstall from scratch whenever I see some interesting update . Considering how many interesting updates there are in arch I end up reinstalling at least once a day Takes me 15 min to update all my machines . I doubt you can run pacman Syu on 15 machines in that time <| sep |> I assume that this class is with a single teacher ? Your difficulty with the material could be due to their teaching style , grading practices , etc . Don ' t give up on something you like based on your experience with one instructor . I thought I was horrible at math after my high school algebra experience . Years later when I enrolled in a community college , the teacher was wonderful and it all made sense . I love math now and it ' s one of my best subjects . The teacher can really make a difference .