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zaxdan69

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[SOLVED]IgnorePkg doesn't ignoring the package

I'm trying to prevent kodi from updating and used the IgnorePkg in pacman.conf, but doesn't seems that have any effect.
I edited pacman.conf:

IgnorePkg   = kodi-x11,kodi
#IgnorePkg   =
IgnoreGroup = kodi

After I save the file and trying to upgrade kodi is there for upgrade again.

 core                            131.1 KiB   289 KiB/s 00:00 [#################################] 100%
 extra                          1646.9 KiB   918 KiB/s 00:02 [#################################] 100%
 community                         5.4 MiB   932 KiB/s 00:06 [#################################] 100%
 multilib                        151.5 KiB   160 KiB/s 00:01 [#################################] 100%
:: Starting full system upgrade...
:: Replace kodi with community/kodi-gbm? [Y/n] y
:: Replace kodi with community/kodi-wayland? [Y/n] y
:: Replace kodi with community/kodi-x11? [Y/n] y
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...

Packages (5) kodi-18.9-3 [removal]  kodi-common-19.0-6  kodi-gbm-19.0-6  kodi-wayland-19.0-6
             kodi-x11-19.0-6

Total Installed Size:  176.86 MiB
Net Upgrade Size:       92.98 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] n

Am I doing something wrong?

Last edited by zaxdan69 (2021-03-02 14:39:22)

WorMzy

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Re: [SOLVED]IgnorePkg doesn't ignoring the package

The list should be whitespace separated, so replace the comma with a space. There is no 'kodi' group, so your IgnoreGroup line doesn't achieve anything.

See also: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sy … nsupported

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Awebb

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Re: [SOLVED]IgnorePkg doesn't ignoring the package

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pacman

For multiple packages use a space-separated list, or use additional IgnorePkg lines. Also, glob patterns can be used.

zaxdan69

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Re: [SOLVED]IgnorePkg doesn't ignoring the package

Thanks, I put them on separate lgnorePkg lines and worked.

2ManyDogs

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Re: [SOLVED]IgnorePkg doesn't ignoring the package

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

W54J04S07T

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Re: [SOLVED]IgnorePkg doesn't ignoring the package

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See also: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Sy … nsupported

Considering the number of add-ons the latest KODI release breaks,
I have to wonder how it got into the upgrade stream in the first place.

Is there a reason why its that tightly bound to the Arch upgrade process?

Slithery

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Re: [SOLVED]IgnorePkg doesn't ignoring the package

Arch always ships the latest releases that upstream marks as stable.

Kodi 19 is the latest stable release, if you have issues with that then complain to the Kodi devs, it isn't a problem with Arch.

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Awebb

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Re: [SOLVED]IgnorePkg doesn't ignoring the package

Is there a reason why its that tightly bound to the Arch upgrade process?

The way Arch handles packages is the reason why. There are no partial upgrades. You can always use alternatives like flatpak or snapd.

Last edited by Awebb (2021-03-02 20:06:21)