Arch Linux Pacman Error Failed To Commit Transaction Conflicting Files
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and tricks FAQ#Package management System maintenance Arch Build System Official repositories Arch User Repository The pacman package manager is one of the major distinguishing features of Arch Linux. It combines a simple binary package format with an easy-to-use build system. The goal of pacman is to make pacman failed to commit transaction unexpected error it possible to easily manage packages, whether they are from the official repositories or
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the user's own builds. pacman keeps the system up to date by synchronizing package lists with the master server. This server/client model
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also allows the user to download/install packages with a simple command, complete with all required dependencies. pacman is written in the C programming language and uses the .pkg.tar.xz package format. Tip: The pacman package contains
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other useful tools such as makepkg, pactree, vercmp, and checkupdates. Run pacman -Qlq pacman | grep bin to see the full list. Contents 1 Usage 1.1 Installing packages 1.1.1 Installing specific packages 1.1.2 Installing package groups 1.2 Removing packages 1.3 Upgrading packages 1.4 Querying package databases 1.4.1 Database structure 1.5 Cleaning the package cache 1.6 Additional commands 1.7 Installation reason 2 Configuration 2.1 General options 2.1.1 Comparing versions before updating man pacman 2.1.2 Skip package from being upgraded 2.1.3 Skip package group from being upgraded 2.1.4 Skip files from being installed to system 2.1.5 Maintain several configuration files 2.1.6 Hooks 2.2 Repositories and mirrors 2.2.1 Package security 3 Troubleshooting 3.1 "Failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)" error 3.2 "Failed to commit transaction (invalid or corrupted package)" error 3.3 "Failed to init transaction (unable to lock database)" error 3.4 Packages cannot be retrieved on installation 3.5 Search for a package that contains a specific file 3.6 Manually reinstalling pacman 3.7 pacman crashes during an upgrade 3.8 "Unable to find root device" error after rebooting 3.9 Signature from "User
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Join them; it only takes a minute: Sign up Here's how it works: Anybody can ask a question Anybody can answer The best answers are voted up and rise to the top pacman “exists on filesystem” error up vote 5 down vote favorite 1 I ran sudo pacman http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/240252/pacman-exists-on-filesystem-error -Syu and I got some interesting errors reading: error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files) and a long list of files followed by exists in filesystem. Full output is here: http://ix.io/lLw It appears that many of these files are not associated with a package when I checked them with pacman -Qo »archlinuxcommentsWant to join? 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Forums Quick Links Arch Packages AUR Bugs Download Linux Reddits Linux Linux Questions Linux4noobs Linux Multi Documentation Installation Guide ArchWiki Community Mailing Lists IRC Channels Planet Arch International Communities a community for 7 yearsmessage the moderatorsMODERATORSkousikovertLinuxMageYour Friendly Mod!joelthelionphraktureOverlordGewieStiffinabout moderation team »discussions in /r/archlinux<>X[AUR] : cyl #1 2012-07-14 14:57:55 djyoung4 Member Registered: 2012-05-02 Posts: 18 [Solved]Error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files) glibc So I seem to be having a similar problem to other people with the pacman upgrade which I already did. I ran pacman -Syyu to upgrade and I am getting a couple problems:: Synchronizing package databases... core 106.1 KiB 743K/s 00:00 [----------------------] 100% extra 1409.3 KiB 1123K/s 00:01 [----------------------] 100% community 1750.3 KiB 1065K/s 00:02 [----------------------] 100% multilib 90.3 KiB 584K/s 00:00 [----------------------] 100% :: Starting full system upgrade... resolving dependencies... looking for inter-conflicts... Targets (34): ati-dri-8.0.4-1 automake-1.12.2-1 bash-4.2.036-1 binutils-2.22-9 chromium-20.0.1132.57-1 git-1.7.11.2-1 glibc-2.16.0-2 intel-dri-8.0.4-1 iputils-20101006-4 khrplatform-devel-8.0.4-1 kmod-9-2 libegl-8.0.4-1 libgl-8.0.4-1 libglapi-8.0.4-1 libsystemd-186-2 linux-3.4.4-3 linux-headers-3.4.4-3 lirc-utils-1:0.9.0-20 mesa-8.0.4-1 nettle-2.5-1 pcre-8.31-1 pkg-config-0.27-1 poppler-0.20.2-1 poppler-glib-0.20.2-1 readline-6.2.003-2 slim-1.3.4-1 svga-dri-8.0.4-1 syslog-ng-3.3.5-2 systemd-tools-186-2 usbutils-006-1 virtualbox-4.1.18-2 virtualbox-archlinux-additions-4.1.18-2 virtualbox-archlinux-modules-4.1.18-2 virtualbox-modules-4.1.18-2 Total Installed Size: 466.04 MiB Net Upgrade Size: 39.47 MiB Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y (34/34) checking package integrity [----------------------] 100% (34/34) loading package files [----------------------] 100% (34/34) checking for file conflicts [----------------------] 100% error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files) glibc: /lib exists in filesystem Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded. :: Synchronizing aur database... aur 21 21 [---------------------]100% :: Starting full aur upgrade... cat: /usr/lib/modules/extramodules-3.4-ARCH/version: No such file or directory Aur Targets (1): broadcom-wl Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y cat: /usr/lib/modules/extramodules-3.4-ARCH/version: No such file or directory Edit broadcom-wl PKGBUILD with $EDITOR? [Y/n] n cat: /usr/lib/modules/extramodules-3.4-ARCH/version: No such file or directory Edit install with $EDITOR? [Y/n] So the first one with glibc failing because it says /lib exists stumps me because removing /lib I think would cause a ton of problems. The broadcom problem I have sort of figured out. Its trying to find a file in /usr/lib/ but the file exists in just /lib/. I tried editing the file but I can't seem to get it to work. Any help is greatly appreciatedEdit Pablo: Always read the update warnings: ht