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So, I got up this morning and looked over at my conky display to see that I had 6 updates. So I started the update and it failed. I went into the forums here to see if anyone else had an issue and didn't see anything. What was failing, due to dependencies was plasma-meta. I removed plasma-meta and was able to do my update. In the update, I saw that there was an optional dependency, which I later tried to install. The optional dependency conflicts with the package calling for the optional dependency! My terminal output for the entire thing:
[root@PatsMain pat]# pacman -Suyy
:: Synchronizing package databases...
archlinuxfr 20.1 KiB 159K/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
kde-unstable 105.0 KiB 2.01M/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
pipelight 130.6 KiB 2.55M/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
pipelight.sig 543.0 B 0.00B/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
repo-ck 48.5 KiB 551K/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
infinality-bundle 15.2 KiB 3.71M/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
infinality-bundle.sig 287.0 B 0.00B/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
infinality-bundle-fonts 117.1 KiB 290K/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
infinality-bundle-fonts.sig 287.0 B 0.00B/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
core 121.3 KiB 2.19M/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
extra 1806.0 KiB 9.23M/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
community 2.6 MiB 9.36M/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
multilib 124.1 KiB 10.1M/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: plasma-meta: requires khelpcenter
[root@PatsMain pat]# pacman -S khelpcenter
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
:: khelpcenter and kdebase-runtime are in conflict. Remove kdebase-runtime? [y/N] y
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: calligra-braindump: requires kdebase-runtime
:: calligra-karbon: requires kdebase-runtime
:: calligra-krita: requires kdebase-runtime
:: calligra-sheets: requires kdebase-runtime
:: calligra-stage: requires kdebase-runtime
:: calligra-words: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeadmin-ksystemlog: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeadmin-kuser: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdebase-dolphin: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdebase-kdialog: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdebase-keditbookmarks: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdebase-kfind: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdebindings-smokegen: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeconnect: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeedu-marble: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdegraphics-kamera: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdegraphics-kcolorchooser: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdegraphics-kgamma: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdegraphics-kolourpaint: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdegraphics-ksnapshot: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdegraphics-okular: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdemultimedia-kmix: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdemultimedia-mplayerthumbs: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdenetwork-filesharing: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdenetwork-kopete: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdenetwork-kppp: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdenetwork-strigi-analyzers: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdenetwork-zeroconf-ioslave: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdepim-ktnef: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdepim-runtime: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdesdk-cervisia: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdesdk-dev-scripts: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdesdk-dev-utils: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdesdk-dolphin-plugins: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdesdk-kcachegrind: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdesdk-kioslaves: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdesdk-poxml: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdesdk-strigi-analyzers: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdesdk-thumbnailers: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdesdk-umbrello: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeutils-ark: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeutils-kdf: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeutils-kfloppy: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeutils-kgpg: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeutils-kwalletmanager: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeutils-superkaramba: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeutils-sweeper: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kio-mtp: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kipi-plugins: requires kdebase-runtime
:: konsolepart4: requires kdebase-runtime
:: krename: requires kdebase-runtime
:: krusader: requires kdebase-runtime
:: tellico: requires kdebase-runtime
[root@PatsMain pat]# pacman -R plasma-meta
checking dependencies...
Package (1) Old Version Net Change
plasma-meta 5.2.0-4 0.00 MiB
Total Removed Size: 0.00 MiB
:: Do you want to remove these packages? [Y/n]
(1/1) removing plasma-meta [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
[root@PatsMain pat]# pacman -Syyu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
archlinuxfr 20.1 KiB 159K/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
kde-unstable 105.0 KiB 1265K/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
pipelight 130.6 KiB 2.45M/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
pipelight.sig 543.0 B 0.00B/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
repo-ck 48.5 KiB 591K/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
infinality-bundle 15.2 KiB 4.94M/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
infinality-bundle.sig 287.0 B 0.00B/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
infinality-bundle-fonts 117.1 KiB 237K/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
infinality-bundle-fonts.sig 287.0 B 0.00B/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
core 121.3 KiB 2.37M/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
extra 1806.0 KiB 9.28M/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
community 2.6 MiB 9.50M/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
multilib 124.1 KiB 11.0M/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Package (5) Old Version New Version Net Change Download Size
community/calibre 2.22.0-1 2.23.0-1 0.17 MiB 25.40 MiB
kde-unstable/kdebase-runtime 15.03.97-1 15.03.97-2 -0.81 MiB 8.47 MiB
extra/ksysguard 5.2.2-1 5.2.2-2 -0.79 MiB 0.50 MiB
extra/python-setuptools 1:14.3.1-1 1:15.0-1 0.00 MiB 0.31 MiB
extra/python2-setuptools 1:14.3.1-1 1:15.0-1 0.00 MiB 0.29 MiB
Total Download Size: 34.97 MiB
Total Installed Size: 111.71 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: -1.43 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
:: Retrieving packages ...
kdebase-runtime-15.03.97-2-x86_64 8.5 MiB 7.98M/s 00:01 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
python2-setuptools-1:15.0-1-any 293.5 KiB 11.0M/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
ksysguard-5.2.2-2-x86_64 514.6 KiB 1211K/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
python-setuptools-1:15.0-1-any 314.9 KiB 6.54M/s 00:00 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
calibre-2.23.0-1-x86_64 25.4 MiB 8.79M/s 00:03 [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
(5/5) checking keys in keyring [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
(5/5) checking package integrity [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
(5/5) loading package files [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
(5/5) checking for file conflicts [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
(5/5) checking available disk space [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
(1/5) upgrading python2-setuptools [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
(2/5) upgrading calibre [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
(3/5) upgrading kdebase-runtime [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
New optional dependencies for kdebase-runtime
khelpcenter: to display applications documentation
(4/5) upgrading ksysguard [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
(5/5) upgrading python-setuptools [-------------------------------------------------------] 100%
[root@PatsMain pat]# pacman -S khelpcenter
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
:: khelpcenter and kdebase-runtime are in conflict. Remove kdebase-runtime? [y/N] y
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: calligra-braindump: requires kdebase-runtime
:: calligra-karbon: requires kdebase-runtime
:: calligra-krita: requires kdebase-runtime
:: calligra-sheets: requires kdebase-runtime
:: calligra-stage: requires kdebase-runtime
:: calligra-words: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeadmin-ksystemlog: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeadmin-kuser: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdebase-dolphin: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdebase-kdialog: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdebase-keditbookmarks: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdebase-kfind: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdebindings-smokegen: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeconnect: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeedu-marble: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdegraphics-kamera: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdegraphics-kcolorchooser: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdegraphics-kgamma: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdegraphics-kolourpaint: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdegraphics-ksnapshot: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdegraphics-okular: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdemultimedia-kmix: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdemultimedia-mplayerthumbs: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdenetwork-filesharing: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdenetwork-kopete: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdenetwork-kppp: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdenetwork-strigi-analyzers: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdenetwork-zeroconf-ioslave: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdepim-ktnef: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdepim-runtime: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdesdk-cervisia: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdesdk-dev-scripts: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdesdk-dev-utils: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdesdk-dolphin-plugins: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdesdk-kcachegrind: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdesdk-kioslaves: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdesdk-poxml: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdesdk-strigi-analyzers: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdesdk-thumbnailers: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdesdk-umbrello: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeutils-ark: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeutils-kdf: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeutils-kfloppy: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeutils-kgpg: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeutils-kwalletmanager: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeutils-superkaramba: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kdeutils-sweeper: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kio-mtp: requires kdebase-runtime
:: kipi-plugins: requires kdebase-runtime
:: konsolepart4: requires kdebase-runtime
:: krename: requires kdebase-runtime
:: krusader: requires kdebase-runtime
:: tellico: requires kdebase-runtimeJust in case you didn't want to scroll thru the output:
New optional dependencies for kdebase-runtime
khelpcenter: to display applications documentation
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:: khelpcenter and kdebase-runtime are in conflict. Remove kdebase-runtime? Easily fixed, as you can see, but it might be a bit confusing to someone new to Arch (meta-packages and all) so I thought I might share and maybe get this fixed.
Last edited by Buddlespit (2015-04-05 11:50:46)
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kde-unstable/kdebase-runtime...You are using an unsupported repo, and you have it above the main repos in your pacman.conf. That is the problem, this has nothing to do with plasma-meta. Report the issue to the kde-unstable repo.
EDIT: Scratch that, the wiki indicates that for kde-unstable to work, you must also have testing enabled, which you do not. So they would most likely not consider this a bug either.
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Yessir, sorry. I'll get on it as soon as I get home from work today.
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Should be fixed in khelpcenter 5.2.2-2. KDE4 khelpcenter was split off from kdebase-runtime so it doesn't conflict anymore with the KF5 khelpcenter.
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