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cb2

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Registered: 2017-07-03

Posts: 4

"Failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)" - owned by glibc

sudo pacman -S php-apache
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...

Packages (2) libnsl-1.2.0-1  php-apache-7.2.7-1

Total Installed Size:  12.84 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] 
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error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
libnsl: /usr/include/rpcsvc/nis.h exists in filesystem
libnsl: /usr/include/rpcsvc/nis.x exists in filesystem
libnsl: /usr/include/rpcsvc/nis_callback.h exists in filesystem
libnsl: /usr/include/rpcsvc/nis_callback.x exists in filesystem
libnsl: /usr/include/rpcsvc/nis_object.x exists in filesystem
libnsl: /usr/include/rpcsvc/nis_tags.h exists in filesystem
libnsl: /usr/include/rpcsvc/nislib.h exists in filesystem
libnsl: /usr/include/rpcsvc/yp.h exists in filesystem
libnsl: /usr/include/rpcsvc/yp.x exists in filesystem
libnsl: /usr/include/rpcsvc/yp_prot.h exists in filesystem
libnsl: /usr/include/rpcsvc/ypclnt.h exists in filesystem
libnsl: /usr/include/rpcsvc/yppasswd.h exists in filesystem
libnsl: /usr/include/rpcsvc/yppasswd.x exists in filesystem
libnsl: /usr/include/rpcsvc/ypupd.h exists in filesystem
libnsl: /usr/lib/libnsl.so exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

$ pacman -Qo /usr/include/rpcsvc/nis.h
/usr/include/rpcsvc/nis.h is owned by glibc 2.26-10

The Wiki doesn't say anything about what to do when a conflicting file is owned by a program, other than "file a bug report" - which firstly doesn't really solve the issue, and secondly I don't exactly see where the bug is anyway in "Package owns a file"!

Any suggestions?

arojas

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From: Spain

Registered: 2011-10-09

Posts: 2,313

Re: "Failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)" - owned by glibc

Any suggestions?

Yes, don't do partial upgrades.

WorMzy

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From: Scotland

Registered: 2010-06-16

Posts: 13,718

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Re: "Failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)" - owned by glibc

To expand on this: partial updates are not supported

The glibc package is at 2.27-3, perform a full system upgrade before you do anything else. Be sure to read the news.

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