[SOLVED] Pacman Claims All Packages Are Corrupt

jlacroix · 2011-03-26 00:54:50

Hello everyone, I am hoping to figure out a way to save my system, but if I have to reinstall everything to fix it, then so be it, but I'd rather not.

Basically, when I go to install *any* package, I get this:

error: failed to commit transaction (invalid or corrupted package)

I've been having this problem (and other problems) for several days. I have been frantically Googling for a solution, and trying every solution I can find. I think I've honestly made everything worse by troubleshooting this myself, as I'm not even sure what all I've done at this point. I know I've seen Google results instructing me to mess with symlinks, force reinstalling packages from archives, and who knows what else.

I have tried converting to the new database format, using the new pacman.conf, and several other things.

I have a feeling that this problem has something to do with liblzma or xz, because I remember some instructions telling me to mess with symlinks and force installing those packages.

Any last minute ideas before I clear my hard drive?

Edit: Marking this as solved, it appears I've borked my system beyond repair.

Last edited by jlacroix (2011-03-27 15:13:50)

Allan · 2011-03-26 01:10:20

pacman -S libarchive xz

Then remove the symlink you created:
rm /usr/lib/liblzma.so.1 (or .0)

And never create symlinks to missing libraries again.

jlacroix · 2011-03-26 01:16:28

Allan wrote:

pacman -S libarchive xz
Then remove the symlink you created:
rm /usr/lib/liblzma.so.1 (or .0)
And never create symlinks to missing libraries again.

I won't do that ever again, I promise!

But now after doing what you said, I get this:

pacman: error while loading shared libraries: liblzma.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Allan · 2011-03-26 01:20:46

Did you run the "pacman -S libarchive xz" command before removing that symlink?

jlacroix · 2011-03-26 01:32:30

Allan wrote:

Did you run the "pacman -S libarchive xz" command before removing that symlink?

Correct.

Mr.Elendig · 2011-03-26 16:18:23

pacman -Sy pacman libarchive xz
And make sure your mirror is actually up to date.

Last edited by Mr.Elendig (2011-03-26 16:18:49)

jlacroix · 2011-03-26 16:22:07

Mr.Elendig wrote:

pacman -Sy pacman libarchive xz
And make sure your mirror is actually up to date.

Thanks, but I cannot do that, because if I run the pacman command, I now get the error message in post #3. The problem is now worse. (My mirrors were up to date beforehand, though).

Edit: I force reinstalled pacman per this post:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 17#p907617

Now I get this every time I run pacman:

pacman: error while loading shared libraries: libfetch.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

Last edited by jlacroix (2011-03-26 16:26:38)

Ramses de Norre · 2011-03-26 17:10:00

Try the same tar magic again with libfetch and check for additional symlinks you might have forgotten about.

jlacroix · 2011-03-26 17:23:17

Ramses de Norre wrote:

Try the same tar magic again with libfetch and check for additional symlinks you might have forgotten about.

I did as you suggested, and it has the exact same error.

jlacroix · 2011-03-27 15:13:18

I am just going to wipe my drive and start my computer over. I'll mark this as solved.

songandsilence · 2012-04-04 22:00:47

Wiping drive != solved.

Someone unmark this.

Mr.Elendig · 2012-04-05 11:57:25

Don't necropost with useless posts

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