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19 changes: 18 additions & 1 deletion src/xbps/troubleshooting/common-issues.md
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The solution is to wait for the builds to finish. You can view the builds'
progress in the [Buildbot's web interface](https://build.voidlinux.org).

### repodata errors
### repodata compression errors

In March 2020, the compression format used for the repository data (repodata)
was changed from gzip to zstd. If XBPS wasn't updated to version `0.54`
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In this situation, it is necessary to follow the steps in
[xbps-static](./static.md).

### truncated tar archive detected

When doing an operation that synchronizes repositories, an error like below can
occur in some rare cases:

```
ERROR: failed to read archive entry: index.plist: Truncated tar archive detected while reading data
```

To fix this, the cached repodata should be removed and the repository should be
re-synchronized:

```
# rm /var/db/xbps/http*/*-repodata
# xbps-install -S
```

## Broken systems

If your system is for some reason broken and can't perform updates or package
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