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lagagnon

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[Solved] Error when installing jdk from the AUR

Attempting to upgrade java from the AUR I get the following errors:

==> Installing package jdk with pacman-color -U...
loading packages...
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
:: jdk and jre are in conflict (java-runtime). Remove jre? [y/N] y

Targets (2): jre-7.9-1 [removal]  jdk-7.9-2

Total Installed Size:   223.93 MiB
Net Upgrade Size:       8.15 MiB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
(1/1) checking package integrity                                                                                             
(1/1) loading package files                                                                                                  
(1/1) checking for file conflicts                                                                                            
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
jdk: /usr/share/licenses/jdk/COPYRIGHT exists in filesystem
jdk: /usr/share/licenses/jdk/LICENSE exists in filesystem
jdk: /usr/share/licenses/jdk/THIRDPARTYLICENSEREADME-JAVAFX.txt exists in filesystem
jdk: /usr/share/licenses/jdk/THIRDPARTYLICENSEREADME.txt exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

Any ideas appreciated.

Larry

Last edited by lagagnon (2012-10-21 20:30:58)

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karol

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Re: [Solved] Error when installing jdk from the AUR

https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=130138 ?

ewaller

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Re: [Solved] Error when installing jdk from the AUR

Moving to AUR issues

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lagagnon

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Re: [Solved] Error when installing jdk from the AUR

Found the solution in the jdk entry on the AUR site: basically, must remove jre before installing jdk.

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