Gnome Errors

chome4 · 2012-01-16 23:48:58

After running 'pacman -S gnome-extra', installing seems to take place but at the end I get: 'no packages were upgraded'.

When I run gnome: xinit /usr/bin/gnome-session, I get:

http://gmjones.org/tv/IMAG0139.jpg

Reference is made to paths. Where can I find them?

karol · 2012-01-16 23:57:01

It would be nice to know what kind of error caused 'no packages were upgraded' thing.

Is your system up to date? Post the output of 'pacman -Q linux'.

Edit: Do you have gnome-session installed? Post the output of 'pacman -Q gnome-session'.

Last edited by karol (2012-01-17 00:01:01)

chome4 · 2012-01-17 00:10:37

karol wrote:

It would be nice to know what kind of error caused 'no packages were upgraded' thing.
Is your system up to date? Post the output of 'pacman -Q linux'.

Edit: Do you have gnome-session installed? Post the output of 'pacman -Q gnome-session'.

'pacman -Q linux gives' '3.0.3-1

'pacman -Q gnome-session' gives 'package 'gnome-session was not found.'

I was following instructions to install gnome and it was at the end of what seemed like an installation process that I got the message.

karol · 2012-01-17 00:29:38

You should be using linux 3.1.9-2. Is there a reason why you're using an old kernel?

I've never used gnome, but you simply don't have that package installed. Can you post the whole pacman output so that we know what happened?

Trilby · 2012-01-17 00:34:14

chome4 wrote:

After running 'pacman -S gnome-extra', installing seems to take place but at the end I get: 'no packages were upgraded'.

One thing I've found since moving to arch is that error messages are useful. For example, this one says that no packages were upgraded. To translate that to plain English: no packages were upgraded! ;o)

There was almost certainly an error message before this message at the end of your pacman output. Perhaps it had something to do with mtab, or perhaps with a conflicting file, or something along those lines. That error message will also, most likely, tell you exactly what to do. But feel free to post it here to get the plain English translation.

chome4 · 2012-01-17 00:34:54

karol wrote:

You should be using linux 3.1.9-2. Is there a reason why you're using an old kernel?
I've never used gnome, but you simply don't have that package installed. Can you post the whole pacman output so that we know what happened?

I'm using that version based on following the instructions!

I'll post the pacman output later...

karol · 2012-01-17 00:35:34

Please post the link to said instructions too.

Edit: Ah, I think I already know why you're using that particular version - you haven't updated your Arch install yet. This kernel version was included on the 2011.08.19 iso.

Arch is a rolling release distro. It means that basically every day there are some new packages that you can install. How often you want to update is your business but IMHO it's advisable to do at least weekly updates.
You should always update your whole system before installing new packages. Can you please do it now?

Last edited by karol (2012-01-17 00:43:15)

chome4 · 2012-01-17 01:07:19

karol wrote:

Please post the link to said instructions too.

Edit: Ah, I think I already know why you're using that particular version - you haven't updated your Arch install yet. This kernel version was included on the 2011.08.19 iso.
Arch is a rolling release distro. It means that basically every day there are some new packages that you can install. How often you want to update is your business but IMHO it's advisable to do at least weekly updates.
You should always update your whole system before installing new packages. Can you please do it now?

How do I do that?

karol · 2012-01-17 01:14:29

How do you do what? Update your system?
If you don't know that, please start at the beginning: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beginners%27_Guide

wonder · 2012-01-17 09:58:25

you did not install gnome in the right way.

pacman -S gnome

install everything from here.

chome4 · 2012-01-17 10:38:58

After reinstalling and testing my network connection, when I type pacman -Syu, I get the errors shown. Same with pacman -Syy

http://gmjones.org/tv/IMAG0141.jpg

Files:
http://gmjones.org/tv/rc.conf

http://gmjones.org/tv/mirrorlist

nexus7 · 2012-01-17 11:41:28

chome4 wrote:

http://gmjones.org/tv/rc.conf

Why do you have a DAEMONS-doubleline? Delete the last one.

chome4 · 2012-01-17 12:44:45

nexus7 wrote:

chome4 wrote:
http://gmjones.org/tv/rc.conf
Why do you have a DAEMONS-doubleline? Delete the last one.

Deleted the last one. Same issues.

wonder · 2012-01-17 13:02:16

are you on i686? in that case drop multilib from /etc/pacman.conf

chome4 · 2012-01-17 13:31:19

wonder wrote:

are you on i686? in that case drop multilib from /etc/pacman.conf

That did the trick!

When I input 'pacman -Q linux', I get: 3.0.3-1 and as mentioned above, I'm supposed to be using 3.1.9-2. I assumed 'pacman -Syu' would update things but despite giving no errors, it hasn't changed/updated my version.

wonder · 2012-01-17 13:49:42

paste pacman.conf

chome4 · 2012-01-17 13:57:58

.

Last edited by chome4 (2012-01-17 21:44:40)

karol · 2012-01-17 14:17:22

chome4, please edit your post.
When pasting code, please use [ code ] tags https://bbs.archlinux.org/help.php#bbcode

like this

It makes the code more readable and more convenient to scroll through.

chome4 · 2012-01-17 14:25:53

karol wrote:

chome4, please edit your post.
When pasting code, please use [ code ] tags https://bbs.archlinux.org/help.php#bbcode
like this
It makes the code more readable and more convenient to scroll through.

What is the bbcode that gives the small fonts you used in your example? I don't see one in the link.

Do I have to enclose every line in pacman.conf or can I enclose the whole block?

karol · 2012-01-17 14:54:08

Click 'Quote' link in the bottom right corner of my post to see how I have done it.
Use it for the whole block.

Last edited by karol (2012-01-17 14:55:04)

chome4 · 2012-01-17 15:03:38

#
# /etc/pacman.conf
#
# See the pacman.conf(5) manpage for option and repository directives

#
# GENERAL OPTIONS
#
[options]
# The following paths are commented out with their default values listed.
# If you wish to use different paths, uncomment and update the paths.
#RootDir     = /
#DBPath      = /var/lib/pacman/
#CacheDir    = /var/cache/pacman/pkg/
#LogFile     = /var/log/pacman.log
#GPGDir      = /etc/pacman.d/gnupg/
HoldPkg     = pacman glibc
# If upgrades are available for these packages they will be asked for first
SyncFirst   = pacman
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/curl -C - -f %u > %o
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %u
#CleanMethod = KeepInstalled
Architecture = auto

# Pacman won't upgrade packages listed in IgnorePkg and members of IgnoreGroup
#IgnorePkg   =
#IgnoreGroup =

#NoUpgrade   =
#NoExtract   =

# Misc options
#UseSyslog
#UseDelta
#TotalDownload
CheckSpace
#VerbosePkgLists

# PGP signature checking
# NOTE: None of this will work without running `pacman-key --init` first.
# The compiled in default is equivalent to the following line. This requires
# you to locally sign and trust packager keys using `pacman-key` for them to be
# considered valid.
#SigLevel = Optional TrustedOnly
# If you wish to check signatures but avoid local sign and trust issues, use
# the following line. This will treat any key imported into pacman's keyring as
# trusted.
#SigLevel = Optional TrustAll
# For now, off by default unless you read the above.
SigLevel = Never

#
# REPOSITORIES
#   - can be defined here or included from another file
#   - pacman will search repositories in the order defined here
#   - local/custom mirrors can be added here or in separate files
#   - repositories listed first will take precedence when packages
#     have identical names, regardless of version number
#   - URLs will have $repo replaced by the name of the current repo
#   - URLs will have $arch replaced by the name of the architecture
#
# Repository entries are of the format:
#       [repo-name]
#       Server = ServerName
#       Include = IncludePath
#
# The header [repo-name] is crucial - it must be present and
# uncommented to enable the repo.
#

# The testing repositories are disabled by default. To enable, uncomment the
# repo name header and Include lines. You can add preferred servers immediately
# after the header, and they will be used before the default mirrors.

#[testing]
#SigLevel = PackageRequired
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[core]
#SigLevel = PackageRequired
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[extra]
#SigLevel = PackageOptional
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

#[community-testing]
#SigLevel = PackageRequired
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

[community]
#SigLevel = PackageOptional
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist

# An example of a custom package repository.  See the pacman manpage for
# tips on creating your own repositories.
#[custom]
#SigLevel = Optional TrustAll
#Server = file:///home/custompkgs

#[multilib]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlists

karol · 2012-01-20 09:41:20

Grab a fresh mirrorlist and try again http://www.archlinux.org/mirrorlist/

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Gnome Errors

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