[SOLVED] Pacman Upgrade Issue

Hello,
I upgraded Pacman to the latest version and I may have messed up the .pacnew files, not sure. Anyhow here's the issue I'm currently facing:
[richard@rh-laptop ~]$ su root
Password:
[root@rh-laptop richard]# pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
warning: cpufrequtils: forcing upgrade to version 004-1
warning: iproute: forcing upgrade to version 2.6.25-1
warning: vlc: forcing upgrade to version 0.8.6i-3
warning: xf86-video-vesa: forcing upgrade to version 1.3.0-6
resolving dependencies...
warning: provider package was selected (giflib provides libungif)
looking for inter-conflicts...
Targets (155): a52dec-0.7.4-4 gpm-1.20.5-1 aalib-1.4rc5-5 apr-1.3.2-2
gcc-libs-4.3.1-3 pcre-7.7-2 glib2-2.16.5-1 avahi-0.6.23-1
bash-3.2.039-2 bzip2-1.0.5-3 cdparanoia-10.1-1
zlib-1.2.3.3-2 file-4.25-1 cdrkit-1.1.8-1 cpufrequtils-004-1
desktop-file-utils-0.15-1 gnome-desktop-2.22.3-1 eog-2.22.3-1
esd-0.2.39-1 gnome-keyring-2.22.3-1 gnutls-2.4.1-1
heimdal-1.2-1 libpng-1.2.29-1 libcups-1.3.8-2
randrproto-1.2.2-1 libxrandr-1.2.3-1 freetype2-2.3.7-1
fontconfig-2.6.0-2 libxft-2.1.13-1 pango-1.20.5-1
gtk2-2.12.11-3 poppler-0.8.4-1 poppler-glib-0.8.4-1
evince-2.22.2-3 libsoup-2.4.1-2
evolution-data-server-2.22.3-2 faad2-2.6.1-1
filesystem-2008.07-1 fakeroot-1.9.5-1 lame-3.98-1
x264-20080625-1 ffmpeg-20080715-3 file-roller-2.22.4-1
wxgtk-2.8.8-1 filezilla-3.1.1.1-1 hunspell-1.2.6-1
xulrunner-1.9.0.1-2 mime-types-1.0-1 firefox-3.0.1-2
flex-2.5.35-1 gail-1.22.3-1 gcalctool-5.22.3-1 gcc-4.3.1-3
ghostscript-8.63-3 libgtop-2.22.3-1 libgksu-2.0.7-1
gksu-2.0.0-3 glibmm-2.16.4-2 gnash-common-0.8.3-3
gucharmap-2.22.3-1 xorg-xkb-utils-7.3-1
xkeyboard-config-1.3-1 libxklavier-3.6-1 libgnomekbd-2.22.0-2
gnome-applets-2.22.3-1 gstreamer0.10-good-plugins-0.10.8-3
gnome-media-2.22.0-2 gnome-session-2.22.3-1
smbclient-3.0.30-2 gnome-vfs-2.22.0-4 libwnck-2.22.3-1
gnome-system-monitor-2.22.3-1 gnome-terminal-2.22.3-1
gtk-engines-2.14.3-1 gtksourceview2-2.2.2-1
libgphoto2-2.4.2-1 gvfs-0.2.5-2 hdparm-8.9-1
icon-naming-utils-0.8.7-1 imagemagick-6.4.2.7-1
initscripts-2008.08-1 iproute-2.6.25-1 jre-6u7-1
kernel-headers-2.6.25.8-1 module-init-tools-3.4-1
kernel26-2.6.26.2-1 klibc-1.5-6 klibc-extras-2.4-2
klibc-kbd-1.15.20080312-6 klibc-module-init-tools-3.4-1
klibc-udev-116-4 lib32-zlib-1.2.3.3-2 lib32-freetype2-2.3.7-1
lib32-fontconfig-2.6.0-2 lib32-gcc-libs-4.3.1-3
lib32-glib2-2.16.4-1 lib32-libpng-1.2.29-1
lib32-libcups-1.3.8-1 lib32-libxrandr-1.2.3-1
lib32-libxft-2.1.13-1 lib32-pango-1.20.5-1
lib32-gtk2-2.12.11-2 lib32-libgcrypt-1.4.1-1
lib32-e2fsprogs-1.40.8-1.1 lib32-libsm-1.1.0-1.1
lib32-libtasn1-1.4-1 lib32-pcre-7.7-2 libgnomecups-0.2.3-3
libgnomeprint-2.18.3-3 libgweather-2.22.3-1 libmpeg2-0.5.1-1
libsasl-2.1.22-7 libsm-1.1.0-1 libxfont-1.3.3-1
libxp-1.0.0-2 libxtrap-1.0.0-2 libxxf86vm-1.0.2-1
lirc-utils-0.8.3-1 madwifi-utils-0.9.4.3844-1
madwifi-0.9.4.3844-1 man-pages-3.06-1 ttf-dejavu-2.26-1
giflib-4.1.6-3 mplayer-1.0rc2-5 nautilus-2.22.5.1-1
neon-0.28.2-2 db4.5-4.5.20-1 python-2.5.2-5
openoffice-base-2.4.1-2 pam-1.0.1-2 openssh-5.0p1-2
pciutils-3.0.0-2 perl-5.10.0-4 pm-utils-1.1.2.4-1
preload-0.6.3-2 qt3-3.3.8-8 rarian-0.8.0-2 rsync-3.0.3-1
scrnsaverproto-1.1.0-2 speex-1.2rc1-1 sqlite3-3.6.1-1
swfdec-0.6.8-1 transcode-1.0.6rc1-2 tzdata-2008e-1
vi-7.1.315-1 vlc-0.8.6i-3 wget-1.11.4-1
xf86-input-mouse-1.3.0-1 xf86-video-vesa-1.3.0-6
xfsprogs-2.9.8-1 xorg-twm-1.0.4-1 xorg-xauth-1.0.3-1
xscreensaver-5.07-1 xtrans-1.2.1-1 yelp-2.23.1-2
Total Download Size: 0.00 MB
Total Installed Size: 1322.50 MB
Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
checking package integrity...
(155/155) checking for file conflicts [#####################] 100%
error: could not prepare transaction
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
xulrunner: /usr/include/xulrunner-1.9 exists in filesystem
xulrunner: /usr/lib/xulrunner-1.9 exists in filesystem
xulrunner: /usr/lib/xulrunner-devel-1.9 exists in filesystem
xulrunner: /usr/share/idl/xulrunner-1.9 exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
Any ideas?
Thanks.
Last edited by RAH (2008-08-15 18:28:42)

pacman -Rd xulrunner and delete these files /usr/include/xulrunner-1.9 /usr/lib/xulrunner-1.9 /usr/lib/xulrunner-devel-1.9 /usr/share/idl/xulrunner-1.9. Re-install xulrunner and your good to go. Alternatively force the upgrade with pacman -Syuf.

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pacman
:: Do you want to cancel the current operation
:: and upgrade these packages now? [Y/n] y
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: gcc: requires gcc-libs=4.6.2-6
I have gcc-libs=4.6.2-7 and I apparently need 4.6.2-6 but I can't change anything without pacman, and pacman won't change anything without updating itself first, and it can't because of this unmet dependency, so there's a stalemate.
Any ideas what to do?
Last edited by jdoggsc (2012-02-13 21:00:47)

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[SOLVED] Pacman upgrade failed because of gcc-libs

I have the multilib version of gcc installed in my 64 bit system. Ten minutes ago I tried to upgrade with pacman -Syu and I got:
:: I seguenti pacchetti dovrebbero essere aggiornati prima :
pacman
:: Vuoi annullare l'operazione corrente
:: e aggiornare adesso questi pacchetti? [S/n]
risoluzione delle dipendenze in corso...
ricerca dei conflitti in corso...
:: gcc-libs e gcc-libs-multilib vanno in conflitto. Vuoi rimuovere gcc-libs-multilib? [s/N] n
errore: sono stati rilevati dei conflitti irrisolvibili
errore: impossibile eseguire l'operazione richiesta (dipendenze in conflitto)
:: gcc-libs e gcc-libs-multilib vanno in conflitto
It is in italian, but basically it complains about a conflict between the installed gcc-libs-multilib and the needed gcc-libs. gcc-libs-multilib provides gcc-libs, so why this kind of error? I thought my mirror could be out of sync but I get the same error also using mirrors.kernel.org.
Am I doing something wrong?
Last edited by snack (2012-02-18 17:30:59)

I did mean 'search the forums':
* https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1045658
* https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1049681
* https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1057624
* https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1054861
* https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1057459
* https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=134397

[SOLVED]pacman upgrade: error# failed to prepare transaction

Whenever I am trying to install some packages using pacman, I get a message to upgrade pacman. When I say 'yes', I get an error message.
##code_begin##
[root@arch matrix]# pacman -S libreoffice
:: The following packages should be upgraded first :
pacman
:: Do you want to cancel the current operation
:: and upgrade these packages now? [Y/n] y
resolving dependencies...
warning: dependency cycle detected:
warning: udev will be installed before its util-linux dependency
looking for inter-conflicts...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: gcc: requires gcc-libs=4.7.0-3
[root@arch matrix]#
##code_end##
This started after adding a new mirror and performing "pacman -Syu" (I was trying to install firefox in arch, which didn't go through even with different mirrors).
What should I do now to upgrade pacman?
Last edited by matrix13 (2012-04-11 14:48:24)

Anyone else, looking at this, look at https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 3#p1086153 which suggests the above method could break pacman (but I don't understand why yet).

[solved]pacman -r issue

Hi , I would try to install arch on a usb stick from my current desktop and I thought
that a
pacman -S base -r newarch --ignore kernel26
could go , where newarch is my mounted usb stick, but this simply don't work.
pacman returns 'base not found'.
pacman -S base
instead works as it should... what I'm doing wrong?
Last edited by mangus (2009-03-03 21:21:08)

You want to do:
mkdir -p newarch/var/lib/pacman
pacman -Sy base -r newarch
Note that the "--ignore kernel26" part does not work as you are using "base" which is a group (known issue) But you can always remove it later.

Weird pacman upgrade issue

Ok folks... plain and simple...got this error:
Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
checking package integrity...
(80/80) checking for file conflicts [#####################] 100%
error: could not prepare transaction
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
gpm: /usr/lib/libgpm.so.1 exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
It is worth mentioning that this is my second try doing the updates, the first was done when I was d/ling a bunch of other crap at the same time and literally saturating my line. I'm thinking I have a corrupt download, but don't know how to clear it out. I was thinking just delete libgpm.so.1 or renaming it but I wanted advice first, is this the right fix?
Matt

Yes, just delete /usr/lib/libgpm.so.1
For more details : http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=47607

[SOLVED]: Weird font issues with infinality-bundle on upgrade

Ive been using the infinality-bundle for some time with no problem until a recent update, and it seems like all my fonts got replaced with stranger ones. Below is a screenshot of my font problem and a snippet from my pacman.log.
[2013-10-15 18:56] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] If you have been using freetype2-infinality from the AUR,
[2013-10-15 18:56] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] the runtime file that came with it has been saved as
[2013-10-15 18:56] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] /etc/profile.d/infinality-settings.sh.pacsave and the new
[2013-10-15 18:56] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] one was installed in its place. You can manually delete
[2013-10-15 18:56] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] infinality-settings.sh.pacsave as it is not needed anymore.
[2013-10-15 18:56] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET]
[2013-10-15 18:56] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] If you are using [multilib], please install/upgrade
[2013-10-15 18:56] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] lib32-freetype2-infinality-ultimate, too.
[2013-10-15 18:56] [PACMAN] upgraded freetype2-infinality-ultimate (2.5.0.1-5 -> 2.5.0.1-7)
[2013-10-15 18:56] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Removing redundant symlinks ...
[2013-10-15 18:56] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Done.
[2013-10-15 18:56] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Updating font cache...
[2013-10-15 18:56] [ALPM-SCRIPTLET] Done.
[2013-10-15 18:56] [PACMAN] upgraded fontconfig-infinality-ultimate (2.10.95-2 -> 2.11.0-3)
Last edited by cmm7825 (2013-10-15 23:42:36)

The recent Infinality update requires a uninstall/install of fontconfig. I posted the same problem here:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=171240
Last edited by mixer (2013-10-15 23:40:03)

[SOLVED]pacman.log filled with "[PACMAN] starting full system upgrade"

Today i just ran pacman -Suy, but now the log is filled with:
Gozer ~ # tail /var/log/pacman.log -n 100
[2013-04-08 12:26] [PACMAN] upgraded youtube-dl (2013.02.25-1 -> 2013.04.03-1)
[2013-04-08 12:27] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2013-04-08 12:27] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2013-04-08 12:27] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2013-04-08 12:27] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2013-04-08 12:28] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2013-04-08 12:28] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
[2013-04-08 13:06] [PACMAN] starting full system upgrade
Gozer ~ # grep '2013-04-08' /var/log/pacman.log |grep "starting full system upgrade" | wc -l
637
Is this a bug?
Last edited by kokoko3k (2013-04-08 12:57:01)

Edit: are you using some system update monitoring script?
Ops... big "OPS".
You are right, sorry!

[SOLVED] Pacman Upgrade Issue

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