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killnine

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Registered: 2011-12-14

Posts: 62

pacman returns err failed to initialize alpm library

Post pacman update, the pacman commands Syu & Syy yield

error: failed to initialize alpm library (could not find or read directory)

Looking for some insights on possible fixes, thank you in advance.

Gcool

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Registered: 2011-08-16

Posts: 1,456

Re: pacman returns err failed to initialize alpm library

Have a look at this thread.

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TuxLyn

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From: United States

Registered: 2011-10-26

Posts: 283

Re: pacman returns err failed to initialize alpm library

@Gcool, that thread does not explain any workaround or solution.

EDIT: I think its do to fstab see > https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php … 0#p1081270

Last edited by TuxLyn (2012-04-01 20:32:42)

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