Please let pacman.static back

dlin · 2011-08-07 14:21:47

I'm trying to upgrade my old colinux archlinux (2007) to current version.
It is very difficult.
I found I require a pacman.static, but it miss.
Some pacman's dependency still keep in .gz format, but some have changed to .xz.
That cause the old pacman can not upgrade itself.

I suggest strongly to keep pacman.static in 'community' repository at least.

karol · 2011-08-07 14:24:58

I suggest reinstalling using the testing iso http://releng.archlinux.org/isos

dlin · 2011-08-07 14:39:32

It is not so easy to install Colinux from iso file. So, I require base on previous installed pacman.
I know the worse method is just extract a workable pacman from workable archlinux.
But, I don't think that's good for installation steps.
I remember pacman.static exist in several years ago.
But, I don't know why developers decide to remove it forever.
It is very useful when some pacman dependency missing.

Here is my upgrade failed message.

$ pacman -Sy pacman
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community is up to date
resolving dependencies...
error: cannot resolve "openssl>=1.0.0", a dependency of "libarchive"
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: libarchive: requires openssl>=1.0.0

karol · 2011-08-07 14:40:49

Have you tried just

pacman -Syu

ataraxia · 2011-08-07 15:07:44

pacman.static wasn't really completely static, so it wasn't useful for its intended purpose. That's why it was removed.

Cdh · 2011-08-07 15:35:15

dlin wrote:

I know the worse method is just extract a workable pacman from workable archlinux.
But, I don't think that's good for installation steps.

This isn't so bad. Just reinstall the packages you extracted into the filesystem later properly with the package manager.

But pacman is a .gz package for the exact purpose of being able to upgrade non-xz pacman to a new one.

~ % pacman -Sp pacman
http://mirrors.kernel.org/archlinux/core/os/x86_64/pacman-3.5.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz

So just install the new pacman first. (And don't forget the db-upgrade)

But seriously, from 2007? Good luck

Last edited by Cdh (2011-08-07 15:36:04)

dlin · 2011-08-07 23:42:52

I found a easier method.

Just edit the /etc/pacman.conf.

[core]
Server=http://arm.knnichi.com/2009/11/01/$repo/os/i686

pacman -Syy pacman

Then change back to normal Server.

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#1 2011-08-07 14:21:47

Please let pacman.static back

#2 2011-08-07 14:24:58

Re: Please let pacman.static back

#3 2011-08-07 14:39:32

Re: Please let pacman.static back

#4 2011-08-07 14:40:49

Re: Please let pacman.static back

#5 2011-08-07 15:07:44

Re: Please let pacman.static back

#6 2011-08-07 15:35:15

Re: Please let pacman.static back

#7 2011-08-07 23:42:52

Re: Please let pacman.static back

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