Flycheck: tar not found when trying to install from melpa

[DanPallas]

When trying to install flycheck thorugh the package manager I get this error:

File error: https://melpa.org/packages/flycheck-20150831.1343.tar, Not found

[cpitclaudel]

Try package-refresh-contents? You probably have an outdated package database.

[DanPallas]

You're right. That was it. I haven't used emacs in a few years. Thank you.

On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 12:30 PM, Clément Pit--Claudel <
[email protected]> wrote:

Try package-refresh-contents? You probably have an outdated package
database.

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[cpitclaudel]

My pleasure; enjoy Flycheck!

[apmattil]

thanks.