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#1 2005-08-18 18:21:25
- mdv
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audacity won't install [solved]
I get such output:
[root@localhost packages]# pacman -S audacity
Targets: audacity-1.2.3-3
Total Package Size: 1.7 MB
Proceed with upgrade? [Y/n] y
:: Retrieving packages from extra...
audacity-1.2.3-3 [################] 100% 1714K 14.6K/s 00:01:57
checking package integrity... done.
loading package data... load_pkg: missing package name in /var/cache/pacman/pkg/audacity-1.2.3-3.pkg.tar.gz.Any suggestions?
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#2 2005-08-18 18:45:44
- dtw
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Re: audacity won't install [solved]
yeah, rm -f /var/abs/pacman/pkg/audacity* then pacman -S audacity
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#3 2005-08-18 18:52:00
- Snowman
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Re: audacity won't install [solved]
I think Dibble meant:
rm -f /var/cache/pacman/pkg/audacity*
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#4 2005-08-18 19:24:07
- mdv
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Re: audacity won't install [solved]
I does not eliminate the problem. Still the same error.
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#5 2005-08-18 19:48:16
- T-Dawg
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Re: audacity won't install [solved]
try switching mirrors in /etc/pacman.d/extra (switching one to the top)
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#6 2005-08-18 19:57:25
- dtw
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Re: audacity won't install [solved]
Snowman wrote:
I think Dibble meant:
rm -f /var/cache/pacman/pkg/audacity*
whoops, sorry, very sleepy :oops:
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#7 2005-08-20 14:12:45
- mdv
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Re: audacity won't install [solved]
Penguin wrote:
try switching mirrors in /etc/pacman.d/extra (switching one to the top)
thank you. that helped.
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