cannot resolve "python", a dependency of "python-distutils-extra"

calc · 2012-06-07 06:00:45

Attempting to perform a full system upgrade on 32 bit archbang 2012.05, and when I `pacman -Syu`: this occurs

Anyone know how to deal with this issue?

$ sudo pacmatic -Syu
Recent ML chatter: 
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 core is up to date
 extra is up to date
 community is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
:: Replace libusb with core/libusbx? [Y/n] y
:: Replace procps with core/procps-ng? [Y/n] y
:: Replace udev with core/systemd-tools? [Y/n] y
resolving dependencies...
warning: cannot resolve "python", a dependency of "python-distutils-extra"
:: The following package cannot be upgraded due to unresolvable dependencies:
      python-distutils-extra

Do you want to skip the above package for this upgrade? [y/N] y
warning: dependency cycle detected:
warning: util-linux will be installed before its systemd-tools dependency
looking for inter-conflicts...

Targets (71): acl-2.2.51-2  arandr-0.1.6-1  attr-2.4.46-2  automake-1.12.1-1
              bash-4.2.029-1  binutils-2.22-7  bzip2-1.0.6-4  coreutils-8.17-1
              cryptsetup-1.4.2-2  curl-7.26.0-1  db-5.3.21-1  deadbeef-0.5.4-2
              device-mapper-2.02.95-6  dnsutils-9.9.1-1  e2fsprogs-1.42.3-1
              filesystem-2012.2-5  gcc-4.7.0-6  gcc-libs-4.7.0-6
              glib2-2.32.3-1  gmp-5.0.5-1  gpm-1.20.6-8  hwids-20120512-1
              initscripts-2012.05.1-3  isl-0.09-2  kmod-8-2  krb5-1.10.1-3
              libcap-2.22-3  libevent-2.0.19-1  libldap-2.4.31-2  libnl-3.2.9-1
              libpipeline-1.2.1-1  libssh2-1.4.2-1  libusb-1.0.9-1 [removal]
              libusb-compat-0.1.4-1  libusbx-1.0.11-2  linux-3.3.7-1
              linux-firmware-20120227-2  lvm2-2.02.95-6  lxappearance-0.5.2-1
              lxinput-0.3.2-2  lxterminal-0.1.11-2  man-pages-3.41-1
              mdadm-3.2.5-2  menu-cache-0.3.3-1  mkinitcpio-0.9.1-1
              mkinitcpio-busybox-1.20.1-1  mpfr-3.1.0.p10-1  oblogout-0.2-11
              openbox-3.5.0-7  openssl-1.0.1.c-1  pam-1.1.5-3  pciutils-3.1.9-2
              perl-5.16.0-2  pinentry-0.8.1-4  procps-3.2.8-5 [removal]
              procps-ng-3.3.3-1  python2-distutils-extra-2.32-1
              run-parts-4.3.1-1  shotwell-0.12.3-1  sudo-1.8.5.p2-1
              sysfsutils-2.1.0-8  syslog-ng-3.3.5-1  systemd-tools-184-2
              udev-182-1 [removal]  usbutils-005-2  util-linux-2.21.2-1
              virtualbox-archlinux-additions-4.1.16-1
              virtualbox-archlinux-modules-4.1.16-1  volumeicon-0.4.6-4
              xfsprogs-3.1.8-2  zlib-1.2.7-1

Total Installed Size:   390.46 MiB
Net Upgrade Size:       3.42 MiB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
(68/68) checking package integrity                 [----------------------] 100%
(68/68) loading package files                      [----------------------] 100%
(68/68) checking for file conflicts                [----------------------] 100%
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
python2-distutils-extra: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/__init__.py exists in filesystem
python2-distutils-extra: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/__init__.pyc exists in filesystem
python2-distutils-extra: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/auto.py exists in filesystem
python2-distutils-extra: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/auto.pyc exists in filesystem
python2-distutils-extra: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/__init__.py exists in filesystem
python2-distutils-extra: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/__init__.pyc exists in filesystem
python2-distutils-extra: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/build_extra.py exists in filesystem
python2-distutils-extra: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/build_extra.pyc exists in filesystem
python2-distutils-extra: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/build_help.py exists in filesystem
python2-distutils-extra: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/build_help.pyc exists in filesystem
python2-distutils-extra: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/build_i18n.py exists in filesystem
python2-distutils-extra: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/build_i18n.pyc exists in filesystem
python2-distutils-extra: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/build_icons.py exists in filesystem
python2-distutils-extra: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/build_icons.pyc exists in filesystem
python2-distutils-extra: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/clean_i18n.py exists in filesystem
python2-distutils-extra: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/clean_i18n.pyc exists in filesystem
python2-distutils-extra: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/pylint.py exists in filesystem
python2-distutils-extra: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/DistUtilsExtra/command/pylint.pyc exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
No pacnew files to update.

olive · 2012-06-17 21:54:54

I do not thing archbang is officially archlinux distributions (you are on an archlinux forum). This error does not appear on the current archlinux distribution. My guess is that here is a confusion between python / python2 / python3. Just run pacman -Si to know (or the equivalent of pacman for archbang).

I would suggest you to use the official archlinux instead of this fork, archlinux has much more support and users and I do not quite understand what archbang has to offer: Their homepage said that it is archlinux combined with openbox, but you can just do

 pacman -S openbox

on arch; it does not seems to justify a fork (but please correct me if I am wrong).

Last edited by olive (2012-06-17 22:00:23)

bernarcher · 2012-06-18 04:41:50

As olive stated, we cannot help on Archbang issues. Please ask on their forums.

Closing.

Arch Linux

#1 2012-06-07 06:00:45

cannot resolve "python", a dependency of "python-distutils-extra"

#2 2012-06-17 21:54:54

Re: cannot resolve "python", a dependency of "python-distutils-extra"

#3 2012-06-18 04:41:50

Re: cannot resolve "python", a dependency of "python-distutils-extra"

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