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vabzzz123

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Registered: 2020-01-29

Posts: 2

Unresolvable package conflict when doing system update

Ran sudo pacman -Syu for a normal system upgrade, then go this:

:: Synchronizing package databases...
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community is up to date
multilib is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
:: gsettings-desktop-schemas and gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu are in conflict. Remove gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu? [y/N]

I enter yes, and the following appears, after which nothing happens:

error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: removing gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu breaks dependency 'gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu>=3.24.0' required by gnome-settings-daemon-elementary

Any tips? No idea how to proceed from here

Running this again, I enter no and this comes up:

error: unresolvable package conflicts detected
error: failed to prepare transaction (conflicting dependencies)
:: gsettings-desktop-schemas and gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu are in conflict

I try to remove gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu with pacman -R, but too many apps depend on it:

checking dependencies...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: removing gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu breaks dependency 'gsettings-desktop-schemas' required by evince
:: removing gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu breaks dependency 'gsettings-desktop-schemas' required by gedit
:: removing gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu breaks dependency 'gsettings-desktop-schemas' required by glib-networking
:: removing gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu breaks dependency 'gsettings-desktop-schemas' required by gnome-desktop
:: removing gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu breaks dependency 'gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu>=3.24.0' required by gnome-settings-daemon-elementary
:: removing gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu breaks dependency 'gsettings-desktop-schemas' required by gvfs
:: removing gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu breaks dependency 'gsettings-desktop-schemas' required by metacity
:: removing gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu breaks dependency 'gsettings-desktop-schemas' required by mutter
:: removing gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu breaks dependency 'gsettings-desktop-schemas' required by terminator

I'm using XFCE4 for my DE, but too many apps I use are dependent on this Ubuntu schema for whatever reason.

Last edited by vabzzz123 (2020-02-29 18:22:13)

Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 11,911

Re: Unresolvable package conflict when doing system update

Both gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu and gnome-settings-daemon-elementary are AUR packages.

try to remove gnome-settings-daemon-elementary.
Then run pacman -Syu again and let pacman replace gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu with gsettings-desktop-schemas .

Once the update has completed you can look into putting back gnome-settings-daemon-elementary & gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu .

Last edited by Lone_Wolf (2020-02-29 18:33:30)

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2ManyDogs

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Registered: 2012-01-15

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Re: Unresolvable package conflict when doing system update

Moving to AUR issues.

vabzzz123

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Registered: 2020-01-29

Posts: 2

Re: Unresolvable package conflict when doing system update

Both gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu and gnome-settings-daemon-elementary are AUR packages.

try to remove gnome-settings-daemon-elementary.
Then run pacman -Syu again and let pacman replace gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu with gsettings-desktop-schemas .

Once the update has completed you can look into putting back gnome-settings-daemon-elementary & gsettings-desktop-schemas-ubuntu .

Thanks, this worked!

gnome-settings-daemon-elementary was required by mutter which didn't even need to be on this computer at all. I'll just roll with the replaced package as it doesn't seem to do anything.

loqs

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Registered: 2014-03-06

Posts: 17,325

Re: Unresolvable package conflict when doing system update

gnome-settings-daemon-elementary was required by mutter which didn't even need to be on this computer at all.

Was this some patched version of mutter that required gnome-settings-daemon-elementary  instead of gnome-settings-daemon?