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XK

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Registered: 2016-12-19

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[Solved]Pacman -Syu: kmail-account-wizard and kdepim-common are in con

I'm trying to do an update, and I keep getting blocked by conflicts.

I've been updating 2-3 times per week, so I'm not behind. My last -Syu update was just a few days ago.

After doing sudo pacman -Syu, I get this:

:: Starting full system upgrade...
:: Replace kdebase-kdialog with extra/kdialog? [Y/n] 
:: Replace kdebase-keditbookmarks with extra/keditbookmarks? [Y/n] 
:: Replace kdebase-kfind with extra/kfind? [Y/n] 
:: Replace kdebase-konq-plugins with extra/konqueror? [Y/n] 
:: Replace kdebase-konqueror with extra/konqueror? [Y/n] 
:: Replace kdeedu-kalzium with extra/kalzium? [Y/n] 
:: Replace kdeedu-ktouch with extra/ktouch? [Y/n] 
:: Replace kdegraphics-okular with extra/okular? [Y/n] 
:: Replace kdegraphics-svgpart with extra/svgpart? [Y/n] 
:: Replace kdemultimedia-audiocd-kio with extra/audiocd-kio? [Y/n] 
:: Replace kdeutils-kgpg with extra/kgpg? [Y/n] 
:: Replace konsolekalendar with extra/akonadi-calendar-tools? [Y/n] 
:: Replace ktnef with extra/kmail? [Y/n] 
:: Replace libastro with extra/marble? [Y/n] 
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
:: kmail-account-wizard and kdepim-common are in conflict. Remove kdepim-common? [y/N] 
error: unresolvable package conflicts detected
error: failed to prepare transaction (conflicting dependencies)
:: kmail-account-wizard and kdepim-common are in conflict

If I do sudo pacman -Syu --ignore kmail, I get most of the same, plus:

looking for conflicting packages...
:: marble and libmarble4 are in conflict. Remove libmarble4? [y/N] 
error: unresolvable package conflicts detected
error: failed to prepare transaction (conflicting dependencies)
:: marble and libmarble4 are in conflict

Then I try sudo pacman -Syu --ignore kmail --ignore marble, and I get pretty much the same, plus:

looking for conflicting packages...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: kdeplasma-addons-applets-konqprofiles: removing kdebase-konqueror breaks dependency 'kdebase-konqueror'
:: kdeplasma-addons-runners-konquerorsessions: removing kdebase-konqueror breaks dependency 'kdebase-konqueror'

I'm not sure how to progress from here.

I don't want to just start removing packages, or getting into ignoring a bunch of packages. I also don't want to just do a force install, as the last time I did that I had to repair an unbootable situation.

It seems there were a bunch of core KDE updates, and it's causing me a lot of conflicts, which I'm not sure how to responsibly correct.

Last edited by XK (2016-12-19 18:48:00)

Scimmia

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Re: [Solved]Pacman -Syu: kmail-account-wizard and kdepim-common are in con

Why are you answering "no"?

XK

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Registered: 2016-12-19

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Re: [Solved]Pacman -Syu: kmail-account-wizard and kdepim-common are in con

Why are you answering "no"?

OK, that was dumb on my part. Didn't even realize I was answering "no", as it usually defaults to "yes". However, just tried again and got:

looking for conflicting packages...
:: kmail-account-wizard and kdepim-common are in conflict. Remove kdepim-common? [y/N] Y
:: marble and libmarble4 are in conflict. Remove libmarble4? [y/N] Y
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: kdeplasma-addons-applets-konqprofiles: removing kdebase-konqueror breaks dependency 'kdebase-konqueror'
:: kdeplasma-addons-runners-konquerorsessions: removing kdebase-konqueror breaks dependency 'kdebase-konqueror'
:: kdeplasma-addons-wallpapers-marble: removing libmarble4 breaks dependency 'libmarble4'

Last edited by XK (2016-12-19 16:27:19)

XK

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Re: [Solved]Pacman -Syu: kmail-account-wizard and kdepim-common are in con

sudo pacman -Syu --ignore marble --ignore konqueror

looking for conflicting packages...
:: kmail-account-wizard and kdepim-common are in conflict. Remove kdepim-common? [y/N] y
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: kdebase-konqueror: removing kdebase-keditbookmarks breaks dependency 'kdebase-keditbookmarks'

I don't want to go down the rabbit hole of ignoring a batch of package upgrades just to hit additional conflicts until I find a magic combination that works.

arojas

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Registered: 2011-10-09

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Re: [Solved]Pacman -Syu: kmail-account-wizard and kdepim-common are in con

Seriously, clean up your system. You have packages that were removed from the repos over a year ago.

XK

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Re: [Solved]Pacman -Syu: kmail-account-wizard and kdepim-common are in con

I did:
sudo pacman -Rc kdebase-konqueror
sudo pacman -Rc libmarble4

Then I was able to successfully do a pacman -Syu, and rebooted with no problem.

Marble automatically reinstalled itself, and then pacman -S konqueror reinstalled konqueror.

This is resolved now.

XK

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Re: [Solved]Pacman -Syu: kmail-account-wizard and kdepim-common are in con

Seriously, clean up your system. You have packages that were removed from the repos over a year ago.

This is an install I initially did about 6.5 years ago, and still running on the same hardware it was originally installed on. Doing a reinstall from scratch sounds great, but that'll probably have to wait until I build a new system, hopefully within the next year.

I've just never had a real problem with old packages blocking upgrades, until now, and I thought that was the point of the package manager.

If there is a resource to tell me what packages to clean up, I'd appreciate a link to it.

jasonwryan

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Re: [Solved]Pacman -Syu: kmail-account-wizard and kdepim-common are in con

I've just never had a real problem with old packages blocking upgrades, until now, and I thought that was the point of the package manager.

Not in a roling release: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sy … nsupported

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mcmillan

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Re: [Solved]Pacman -Syu: kmail-account-wizard and kdepim-common are in con

you should take a look at the output of pacman -Qm which will list any packages not in the repositories. It will also include anything from the AUR, but will give you an idea what packages have gotten dropped from official support

XK

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Re: [Solved]Pacman -Syu: kmail-account-wizard and kdepim-common are in con

I've just never had a real problem with old packages blocking upgrades, until now, and I thought that was the point of the package manager.

Not in a roling release: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sy … nsupported

I know rolling releases can be problematic for things, which is why I've always shied away from ignoring packages, and have always upgraded everything.

I'm due for a fresh install anyway, nearly 7 years is a great run, and I'll do everything fresh when I rebuild in the next several months.

Anyway, my issue is resolved now.

Thanks to you guys for reading my issue.

you should take a look at the output of pacman -Qm which will list any packages not in the repositories. It will also include anything from the AUR, but will give you an idea what packages have gotten dropped from official support

I have some work to do. Thanks, guy.

Last edited by XK (2016-12-19 18:14:37)

2ManyDogs

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Re: [Solved]Pacman -Syu: kmail-account-wizard and kdepim-common are in con

Anyway, my issue is resolved now.

Please mark your thread [SOLVED] (edit the title of your first post.)

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … ow_to_post

XK

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Re: [Solved]Pacman -Syu: kmail-account-wizard and kdepim-common are in con

Anyway, my issue is resolved now.

Please mark your thread [SOLVED] (edit the title of your first post.)

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Co … ow_to_post

Apologies.

Thanks, I was looking for that option an hour ago.