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lilsirecho

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Registered: 2003-10-24

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Pacman -Syu repeats the same download

Performed upgrade via -Syu.
The new vim package was found via pacman -Q as installed ......along with the previous version.

The same occured with other packages in the downloaded group.

Reran  pacman -Syu.....same group of packages was listed and it proceeded to install them again.

Re-ran  pacman -Syu and the same thing occured.

What has happened to pacman?

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ralvez

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Registered: 2005-12-06

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Re: Pacman -Syu repeats the same download

Make sure that there are no errors while things are installing.
If something fails, like when there are dependency errors in a package, nothing will install. The next time you run pacman -Syu it starts all over again.

That may be what you are experiencing.

R

lilsirecho

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Re: Pacman -Syu repeats the same download

ralvez;
I noted that the pakages installed as reported be ...pacman -Q.

Usual problem with failed downlod is a statement that no packages were installed.

In this case, all were installed ...again and again and again...

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ralvez

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Re: Pacman -Syu repeats the same download

Yes, I see what you mean. As if pacman does not know they are installed but at the same time reporting if queried that they are.

:shock:  weird!

Romashka

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Registered: 2005-12-07

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Re: Pacman -Syu repeats the same download

check the permissions of /var/lib/pacman/local
and see the structure of those package dirs - maybe something is corrupted.  ?:

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dolby

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Re: Pacman -Syu repeats the same download

also your /var/log/pacman.log might give u a hint..

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