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billy123

Member

Registered: 2009-09-22

Posts: 11

Cannot retrieve aur packages installed with yaourt

I accidently deleted /var/lib/pacman folder while attempting to solve my update issues (updating system after a long time) . I restored my local pacman database with the excellent guide in the wiki using /var/log/pacman.log  http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Pac … l_database. I was able to update and restore my system. However, yaourt is not listing my installed aur packages. I re-installed yaourt and tried packer as well but it is not able to find the aur packages I installed using yaourt earlier to my update ( It is able to install and list new aur packages) . I can run the old aur packages  but I am not able to remove or list them. How can I list these lost aur packages or remove them completely? Is there a way to retrieve the database for aur packages installed with yaourt?

Thanks.

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: Cannot retrieve aur packages installed with yaourt

I'm not sure I understand but you can try 'pacman -Qm' to list.

billy123

Member

Registered: 2009-09-22

Posts: 11

Re: Cannot retrieve aur packages installed with yaourt

Hi karol,
Thanks for your response.
Executing pacman -Qm only lists aur packages which were installed after I accidently deleted /var/lib/pacman. I am not able to list those aur packages that I installed with yaourt prior to my /var/lib/pacman deletion. I am not sure how the accidental deletion and this issue is related, but I would like to delete these old aur packages. One example of such an aur package installed through yaourt (prior to blunder of /var/lib/pacman deletion ) was chromium-browser. I am able to run chromium-browser, but since this package is very old I would like to remove it. However, neither pacman nor yaourt is able to remove it.

# pacman -R chromium-browser
chromium-browser not found, searching for group...
error: 'chromium-browser': not found in local db

$ yaourt -R chromium-browser
You are not allowed to launch /usr/bin/pacman with sudo
Please enter root password
Password: 
chromium-browser not found, searching for group...
error: 'chromium-browser': not found in local db

However chromium-browser is present on my system and runs very well.

$ locate chromium-browser
/etc/chromium-browser
/etc/chromium-browser/default
/opt/chromium-browser
/opt/chromium-browser/chrome
/opt/chromium-browser/chrome-wrapper
/opt/chromium-browser/chrome.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/chrome_sandbox
/opt/chromium-browser/libffmpegsumo.so
/opt/chromium-browser/locales
/opt/chromium-browser/product_logo_48.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources
/opt/chromium-browser/xdg-settings
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/am.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/ar.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/bg.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/bn.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/ca.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/cs.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/da.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/de.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/el.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/en-GB.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/en-US.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/es-419.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/es.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/et.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/fi.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/fil.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/fr.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/gu.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/he.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/hi.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/hr.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/hu.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/id.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/it.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/ja.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/kn.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/ko.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/lt.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/lv.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/ml.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/mr.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/nb.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/nl.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/or.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/pl.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/pt-BR.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/pt-PT.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/ro.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/ru.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/sk.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/sl.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/sr.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/sv.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/sw.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/ta.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/te.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/th.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/tr.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/uk.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/vi.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/zh-CN.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/locales/zh-TW.pak
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/devtools.css
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/devtools.html
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/devtools.js
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/inspector.css
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/inspector.html
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/inspectorSyntaxHighlight.css
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/back.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/checker.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/clearConsoleButtonGlyph.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/closeButtons.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/consoleButtonGlyph.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/consoleIcon.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/cookie.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/database.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/databaseTable.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/debuggerContinue.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/debuggerPause.png
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/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/dockButtonGlyph.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/elementsIcon.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/enableOutlineButtonGlyph.png
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/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/excludeButtonGlyph.png
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/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/forward.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/glossyHeader.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/glossyHeaderPressed.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/glossyHeaderSelected.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/glossyHeaderSelectedPressed.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/goArrow.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/graphLabelCalloutLeft.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/graphLabelCalloutRight.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/grayConnectorPoint.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/largerResourcesButtonGlyph.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/localStorage.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/nodeSearchButtonGlyph.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/paneBottomGrow.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/paneBottomGrowActive.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/paneGrowHandleLine.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/paneSettingsButtons.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/pauseOnExceptionButtonGlyph.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/percentButtonGlyph.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/profileGroupIcon.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/profileIcon.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/profileSmallIcon.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/profilesIcon.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/profilesSilhouette.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/radioDot.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/recordButtonGlyph.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/recordToggledButtonGlyph.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/reloadButtonGlyph.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/resourceCSSIcon.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/resourceDocumentIcon.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/resourceDocumentIconSmall.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/resourceJSIcon.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/resourcePlainIcon.png
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/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/resourcesIcon.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/resourcesSilhouette.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/resourcesSizeGraphIcon.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/resourcesTimeGraphIcon.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/scriptsIcon.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/scriptsSilhouette.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/searchSmallBlue.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/searchSmallBrightBlue.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/searchSmallGray.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/searchSmallWhite.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/segment.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/segmentChromium.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/segmentEnd.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/segmentHover.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/segmentHoverChromium.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/segmentHoverEnd.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/segmentHoverEndChromium.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/segmentSelected.png
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/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/sessionStorage.png
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/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/statusbarButtonsChromium.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/statusbarMenuButton.png
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/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/statusbarMenuButtonSelected.png
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/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/tipBalloon.png
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/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/treeDownTriangleBlack.png
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/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/treeRightTriangleBlack.png
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/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/treeUpTriangleBlack.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/treeUpTriangleWhite.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/undockButtonGlyph.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/userInputIcon.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/userInputPreviousIcon.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/userInputResultIcon.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/warningIcon.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/warningMediumIcon.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/warningOrangeDot.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/warningsErrors.png
/opt/chromium-browser/resources/inspector/Images/whiteConnectorPoint.png
/usr/bin/chromium-browser
/usr/share/applications/chromium-browser.desktop
/usr/share/licenses/chromium-browser-bin
/usr/share/licenses/chromium-browser-bin/LICENSE.txt
/usr/share/man/man1/chromium-browser.1.gz
/usr/share/pixmaps/chromium-browser.png

Chromium-browser is just one of the packages I remember having installed using yaourt prior to the /var/lib/pacman deletion. I would like to know if there is a way to find all such aur packages installed through yaourt prior to /var/lib/pacman deletion and if possible, delete them.

Thanks.

Last edited by billy123 (2010-04-05 16:35:35)

ngoonee

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Re: Cannot retrieve aur packages installed with yaourt

man pacman

As I recall there's options to tell you which files are NOT under pacman's control, you can manually remove those. Or reinstall with yaourt and force option.

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flamelab

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From: Athens, Hellas (Greece)

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Re: Cannot retrieve aur packages installed with yaourt

chromium, not chormium

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: Cannot retrieve aur packages installed with yaourt

> chromium, not chormium
+1

billy123

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Registered: 2009-09-22

Posts: 11

Re: Cannot retrieve aur packages installed with yaourt

Sorry abt the typo . Also edited the original post. The issue however wasn't resolved. I am also pasting the corrected commands below

man pacman

As I recall there's options to tell you which files are NOT under pacman's control, you can manually remove those. Or reinstall with yaourt and force option.

Are you referring to pacman -Qm ? This isn't working since it is only listing aur packages installed post the /var/lib/pacman deletion. It is not able to list the aur packages installed prior to this blunder. chromium-browser was just one of packages I could remember. There are more aur packages I had installed and cannot remember now. Is there a way I can find them?

Thanks

pacman -R chromium-browser
chromium-browser not found, searching for group...
error: 'chromium-browser': not found in local db

$ yaourt -R chromium-browser
You are not allowed to launch /usr/bin/pacman with sudo
Please enter root password
Password: 
chromium-browser not found, searching for group...
error: 'chromium-browser': not found in local db

I also tried searching with these options but no luck.

$ pacman -Qs chromium
$ yaourt -Qs chromium
$ yaourt -Qm chromium
==> List installed packages not found in sync db(s)
error: package "chromium" not found

karol

Archivist

Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: Cannot retrieve aur packages installed with yaourt

> Is there a way I can find them?
/bin, /usr/bin, /usr/local/bin ...

flamelab

Member

From: Athens, Hellas (Greece)

Registered: 2007-12-26

Posts: 2,160

Re: Cannot retrieve aur packages installed with yaourt

Hmm, do a

pacman -Qo /etc/chromium-browser

and show us the output.

pointone

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From: Waterloo, ON

Registered: 2008-02-21

Posts: 379

Re: Cannot retrieve aur packages installed with yaourt

People seem to be missing the point here!

I think the simplest solution is to re-install as many packages as possible from the AUR and then use the trick described on the pacman wiki page (Q: I installed software using make install; these files don't belong to any package!) to find and clean-up remaining files manually.

I don't use yaourt -- does it by chance cache created packages elsewhere on the system?

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tuxce

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Registered: 2008-02-19

Posts: 56

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Re: Cannot retrieve aur packages installed with yaourt

yaourt just call makepkg for aur packages as others aur helper do, if pacman -Qm doesn't show packages installed before deletion, I think that recovery simply didn't succeed, and it's certainly because the guide used run pacman to install all packages with "installed" or "upgraded" in pacman.log but pacman don't install from aur.