[Solved]How to manually install pacman (I'm a newb)

johan1391 · 2010-08-03 15:25:37

So yesterday while trying to update my system I ran pacman -Syu and it told me that i should update pacman, but that one of my packages needed updating... so I tried running pacman -Sf pacman but this is what I get:

[root@john-chakra john]# pacman -Sf pacman
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: kdemod-aqpm2-git: requires pacman<3.4

does that mean I need to force an install of pacman that is greater than version 3.4? Could someone explain this to me and explain how to fix it specifically as in what commands to type where?

Thanks in advance.

John

Last edited by johan1391 (2010-08-03 15:56:54)

Inxsible · 2010-08-03 15:27:51

johan1391 wrote:

does that mean I need to force an install of pacman that is greater than version 3.4?

The error that you are getting indicates that you need pacman that is LESS than 3.4. which means an earlier version.

You will need to see if you still have pacman 3.3 in your /var/cache/ and install it with

pacman -U /path/to/pacman3.3

But installing an older version of pacman should be your last resort. Try to see if you can use a different version of the app itself

Last edited by Inxsible (2010-08-03 15:30:09)

hokasch · 2010-08-03 15:31:36

:: kdemod-aqpm2-git: requires pacman<3.4

The message is rather direct - kdemod-aqpm2-git requires pacman smaller than 3.4 (does not work with 3.4), so it will not let you update. Either remove kdemod-aqpm2-git or build a version that is compatible with pacman 3.4.

p.s.: I think you mistake the -f option for something else. check the manpage.

Last edited by hokasch (2010-08-03 15:32:59)

.:B:. · 2010-08-03 15:34:55

< means 'smaller than', not greater than'.

You're using kdemod, (and judging from your prompt Chakra). Stick with Chakra's repos and report the problem on their forums or bugtracker. Basically kdemod is blocking your pacman upgrade.

Oh, and -Sf is NOT to be used without good reason, and up till now, you haven't provided anything that comes close .

johan1391 · 2010-08-03 15:44:58

I just removed the repos to allow me to update, thanks for all the help!

I used: pacman -Rns kdemod-shaman2-svn

Inxsible · 2010-08-03 15:48:04

johan1391 wrote:

I just removed the repos to allow me to update, thanks for all the help!

which repos did you remove?

johan1391 wrote:

I used: pacman -Rns kdemod-shaman2-svn

So you removed this package, but you earlier error was on a different package wasn't it? unless kdemod-aqpm-git was a dependency of kdemod-shaman2-svn

Last edited by Inxsible (2010-08-03 15:48:27)

johan1391 · 2010-08-03 15:57:46

It was indeed a dependency

[root@john-chakra john]# pacman -Rns kdemod-shaman2-svn
checking dependencies...

Remove (3): kdemod-shaman2-svn-1107272-1 kdemod-aqpm2-git-20100305-1
kdemod-qjson-0.7.1-1

Total Removed Size: 3.51 MB

Do you want to remove these packages? [Y/n] y
(1/3) removing kdemod-shaman2-svn [#####################] 100%
(2/3) removing kdemod-aqpm2-git [#####################] 100%
(3/3) removing kdemod-qjson [#####################] 100%

Last edited by johan1391 (2010-08-03 15:58:38)

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[Solved]How to manually install pacman (I'm a newb)

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