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pantsman

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Registered: 2008-05-19

Posts: 2

Trying to upgrade system; error

Hi i'm really quite new to linux in general and esp arch linux (only had it installed about a month) so please go easy on me!

I've just tried to upgrade my system and i get this error:

pacman -Syu
:: Synchronising package databases...
 core                      24.5K  205.8K/s 00:00:00 [#####################] 100%
 extra                    312.7K  915.9K/s 00:00:00 [#####################] 100%
 community                338.6K  953.4K/s 00:00:00 [#####################] 100%
:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Targets: m4-1.4.11-1  autoconf-2.62-1  bluez-libs-3.31-1  cairomm-1.6.0-1  
         pam-1.0.1-1  coreutils-6.11-1  curl-7.18.1-2  dialog-1.1_20080316-3  
         enchant-1.4.1-2  exempi-2.0.1-2  eog-2.22.1-1  file-4.24-1  
         libpng-1.2.28-1  fltk-1.1.9-1  gnome-games-2.22.1.1-1  
         gnome-screensaver-2.22.2-1  gtkmm-2.12.7-1  
         gnome-system-monitor-2.22.1-1  gpm-1.20.3-1  
         gstreamer0.10-bad-0.10.7-1  gstreamer0.10-bad-plugins-0.10.7-1  
         gstreamer0.10-good-0.10.8-1  gstreamer0.10-good-plugins-0.10.8-1  
         gtk-engines-2.14.1-1  libxml2-2.6.32-1  gtk-gnutella-0.96.5-1  
         iso-codes-2.0-1  libldap-2.3.40-1  libmtp-0.2.6.1-1  libxslt-1.1.23-1  
         lvm2-2.02.36-1  nautilus-cd-burner-2.22.1-1  patch-2.5.9-1  
         pcre-7.7-1  pdfedit-0.4.1-2  pkgconfig-0.23-1  poppler-0.8.2-1  
         poppler-glib-0.8.2-1  tar-1.20-2  wget-1.11.2-1  wine-0.9.61-1  

Total Download Size:    30.92 MB
Total Installed Size:   94.25 MB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
:: Retrieving packages from core...
 m4-1.4.11-1-i686          51.1K  312.8K/s 00:00:00 [#####################] 100%
 libldap-2.3.40-1-i686    583.7K 1090.6K/s 00:00:01 [#####################] 100%
 lvm2-2.02.36-1-i686      805.1K 1227.5K/s 00:00:01 [#####################] 100%
 patch-2.5.9-1-i686        54.5K  315.3K/s 00:00:00 [#####################] 100%
 pcre-7.7-1-i686          355.1K  933.4K/s 00:00:00 [#####################] 100%
 pkgconfig-0.23-1-i686     49.6K  298.8K/s 00:00:00 [#####################] 100%
:: Retrieving packages from extra...
 bluez-libs-3.31-1-i686    95.6K  429.4K/s 00:00:00 [#####################] 100%
 wine-0.9.61-1-i686        14.1M 1621.2K/s 00:00:09 [#####################] 100%
:: Retrieving packages from community...
 gtk-gnutella-0.96.5-1     12.8M 1617.5K/s 00:00:08 [#####################] 100%
 pdfedit-0.4.1-2            2.0M 1468.2K/s 00:00:01 [#####################] 100%
checking package integrity...
(41/41) checking for file conflicts                 [#####################] 100%
error: could not prepare transaction
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
gpm: /usr/lib/libgpm.so.1 exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

I have no idea what to do about it or why it's happening, can anyone help!

On a side note when shutting down arch i get some error about a missing file after the error it says perhaps gdm isn't running! I've also noticed a few strange noises from my hdd not 100% sure of it atm, could these be related?

Thanks

James

wonder

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From: Bucharest, Romania

Registered: 2006-07-05

Posts: 5,937

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Re: Trying to upgrade system; error

read the news from the front page or search for gpm

pacman -Sf gpm

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hokasch

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Registered: 2007-09-23

Posts: 1,449

Re: Trying to upgrade system; error

"And if you are not willing, then I will use force"...

pacman -Sf gpm

Look here.

pantsman

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Registered: 2008-05-19

Posts: 2

Re: Trying to upgrade system; error

Sorry should have read the next page

Thanks anyhoo!