[Solved] AUR installation issues

banshee28 · 2009-04-27 01:23:21

I am getting errors when trying to download and install anything in the AUR now. I have installed packages before, but for some reason its no longer working. It seems to find the packages fine and starts the process and compiles them. Recently I tried to install xf86-video-ati-git and lxpanel-svn. Each time both error messages are the same, so it should have nothing to do with the package. Here is my pacman mirror list:

Server = http://repo.archlinux.fr/x86_64
Server = http://archlinux.unixheads.org/$repo/os/x86_64
Server = http://mirrors.gigenet.com/archlinux/$repo/os/x86_64
Server = http://mirror.archlinux.com.ve/$repo/os/x86_64
Server = http://mirror.umoss.org/archlinux/$repo/os/x86_64
Server = http://mirrors.easynews.com/linux/archlinux/$repo/os/x86_64
Server = http://schlunix.org/archlinux/$repo/os/x86_64
Server = http://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/x86_64

error: package "./lxpanel-svn-1227-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz" not found
error: package "./lxpanel-svn-1227-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz" not found
==>  Continue installing lxpanel-svn? [Y/n]
==>  [v]iew package contents [c]heck package with namcap
==>   ----------------------------------------------
==>y

loading package data...
error: './lxpanel-svn-1227-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz': cannot open package file
==> WARNING: Your package is saved in /tmp/yaourt-tmp-root/lxpanel-svn-1227-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz
cp: cannot stat `./lxpanel-svn-1227-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz': No such file or directory
==> WARNING: Unable to copy lxpanel-svn-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.gz to /tmp/yaourt-tmp-root/ directory
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Last edited by banshee28 (2009-04-27 11:14:33)

dmartins · 2009-04-27 03:01:54

What is the command you are using to try and install that package?

banshee28 · 2009-04-27 03:05:41

did both pacman and yaourt -Sy lxpanel-svn

mcmillan · 2009-04-27 04:48:37

Installing with pacman won't work since it can't handle things from the AUR. It looks like the messages you posted are from yaourt though. After it compiles do you see a package in /tmp/yaourt-tmp-root/ ? If the package is there you can install it with pacman -U [file name] otherwise there's some other issue. It looks like it's trying to install from the current directory rather than where it built the package. I don't have a good explanation for that though.

It looks like you're trying to use yaourt as the root user, but yaourt is designed to work with sudo and not need to switch to root. You might try building as a regular user (which is safer anyway) to see if that works better. But I tested on my computer and could install as both my regular user and root.

banshee28 · 2009-04-27 11:12:28

mcmillan wrote:

Installing with pacman won't work since it can't handle things from the AUR. It looks like the messages you posted are from yaourt though. After it compiles do you see a package in /tmp/yaourt-tmp-root/ ? If the package is there you can install it with pacman -U [file name] otherwise there's some other issue. It looks like it's trying to install from the current directory rather than where it built the package. I don't have a good explanation for that though.
It looks like you're trying to use yaourt as the root user, but yaourt is designed to work with sudo and not need to switch to root. You might try building as a regular user (which is safer anyway) to see if that works better. But I tested on my computer and could install as both my regular user and root.

I tried with my normal user, but still had to enter the root password which is why I think I just installed as root the first time..LOL

I also never seen the packages there at all in any of those directories.

I think this WORKED this time using my normal user account and entering the root pw when requested

Not sure why it got all the way as root then failed? I would think if anything root could install any package using any package manager? I guess not Yaourt.

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#1 2009-04-27 01:23:21

[Solved] AUR installation issues

#2 2009-04-27 03:01:54

Re: [Solved] AUR installation issues

#3 2009-04-27 03:05:41

Re: [Solved] AUR installation issues

#4 2009-04-27 04:48:37

Re: [Solved] AUR installation issues

#5 2009-04-27 11:12:28

Re: [Solved] AUR installation issues

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