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moon_dog

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Registered: 2007-05-05

Posts: 23

can't install skype, mesa conflict

can't install skype because mesa conflicts with something.  not sure how to get around this.

[mo@mo ~]$ sudo pacman -S qt
Password:

Targets: glproto-1.4.8-1 mesa-6.5.2-1 qt-3.3.8-3

Total Package Size:   10.6 MB

Proceed with upgrade? [Y/n] n
[mo@mo ~]$ sudo pacman -S skype

Targets: glproto-1.4.8-1 mesa-6.5.2-1 qt-3.3.8-3 skype-1.3.0.53-1

Total Package Size:   20.2 MB

Proceed with upgrade? [Y/n] y

checking package integrity... done.
loading package data... done.
checking for file conflicts... 
error: the following file conflicts were found:
  mesa: /usr/include/GL/gl.h: exists in filesystem
  mesa: /usr/include/GL/glext.h: exists in filesystem
  mesa: /usr/include/GL/glx.h: exists in filesystem
  mesa: /usr/include/GL/glxext.h: exists in filesystem


errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

lucke

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From: Poland

Registered: 2004-11-30

Posts: 4,018

Re: can't install skype, mesa conflict

Run "pacman -Qo /usr/include/GL/gl.h" to see to which package that file belongs.

Running "pacman -Sf mesa" shouldn't break anything.

Last edited by lucke (2007-05-15 16:04:59)

moon_dog

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Registered: 2007-05-05

Posts: 23

Re: can't install skype, mesa conflict

it says that no package owns gl.h.  is it safe to just rm the GL directory?  or should i somehow use pacman to remove it?

lucke

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From: Poland

Registered: 2004-11-30

Posts: 4,018

Re: can't install skype, mesa conflict

Use "pacman -Sf mesa". It forces pacman to overwrite those files with the ones from mesa package.

moon_dog

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Registered: 2007-05-05

Posts: 23

Re: can't install skype, mesa conflict

cool thanks