Arch Linux

mykey

Member

From: out of the blue

Registered: 2007-03-02

Posts: 113

[SOLVED] pacman-error: local database version is too old

When trying to update my chroot today (yes - after about 10 months) I ran into the following pacman error:

error: local database version is too old
error: failed to init transaction (database is incorrect version)
  try running pacman-db-upgrade
error: transaction already initialized

pacman-db-upgrade produces no result - and - I downloaded the .db files manually and put them into /opt/arch32/var/lib/pacman/sync to no avail too - any hints are appreciated

Last edited by mykey (2011-11-02 11:23:59)

Allan

Pacman

From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

Posts: 11,672

Website

Re: [SOLVED] pacman-error: local database version is too old

You need to run pacman-db-upgrade either in your chroot or with the full path to your db   (pacman-db-upgrade opt/arch32/var/lib/pacman)

---

PGP Key: F99FFE0FEAE999BD | I develop pacman - buy me a drink!

mykey

Member

From: out of the blue

Registered: 2007-03-02

Posts: 113

Re: [SOLVED] pacman-error: local database version is too old

I did run it in the chroot, but it did not work - but - running it from my normal system with the full path did the trick - thank you Allan.