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#1 2008-10-14 11:15:46
- handy
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[SOLVED] error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy de...
My attempts to yaourt (or pacmant) -Syu allow me to synch, & then give me the error used to title this thread:
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
Then I get a list of package upgrades, followed by the Total Download: figure & the Total Installed Size: figure & then the terminal prompt?
I can add & remove both simple & complex meta packages but I can't -Su
Any ideas?
Last edited by handy (2008-10-17 06:15:06)
I used to be surprised that I was still surprised by my own stupidity, finding it strangely refreshing.
Well, now I don't find it refreshing.
I'm over it!
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#2 2008-10-14 12:20:51
- Allan
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Re: [SOLVED] error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy de...
Give a complete error message... What package can't satisfy its dependencies and what dependencies are missing?
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#3 2008-10-14 22:36:29
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Re: [SOLVED] error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy de...
That is the complete & only error message.
Followed by:
Checking for package upgrades...
Targets: (with the list of packages)
Total Download Size:
Total Installed Size:
[handy@archetype ~]$
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#4 2008-10-14 22:43:54
- bender02
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Re: [SOLVED] error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy de...
Try again with the '-v' (verbose) switch, please.
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#5 2008-10-14 22:52:14
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Re: [SOLVED] error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy de...
I did, & it made no difference to the output.
I used to be surprised that I was still surprised by my own stupidity, finding it strangely refreshing.
Well, now I don't find it refreshing.
I'm over it!
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#6 2008-10-15 01:33:36
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Re: [SOLVED] error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy de...
Does pacman -Syyu return the same error?
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#7 2008-10-15 03:23:29
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Re: [SOLVED] error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy de...
I'm doing a reinstall.
This old test build has had some serious problems that have been recovered from with help in the past. For many months I have thought that I will do a fresh install, cleaning out the fragments of previous explosions. 
Though I have struck a problem with GRUB.
I'll do a search before I post a thread on it.
Thanks to all for your time.
By the way the latest 32bit install .iso does not like my hardware, kernel panicks with an error regarding my CPU in either installation method on the menu. So I'm using my old 64bit core install disk.
Last edited by handy (2008-10-15 03:24:49)
I used to be surprised that I was still surprised by my own stupidity, finding it strangely refreshing.
Well, now I don't find it refreshing.
I'm over it!
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