[solved] Pacman -Qm lists packages needed by gnome-shell as foreign

San2ban · 2012-02-07 15:43:24

Dear Archers
Below is the output of pacman -Qm command

[root@KRISHNA san2ban]# pacman -Qm
cdrkit-libre 1.1.11-2
evolution-webcal 2.32.0-1
file-roller-libre 3.2.0-1
ghostscript-libre 9.02-2
gnome-system-tools 3.0.0-2
lame-libre 3.98.4-3
liboobs 3.0.0-1
licenses-libre 2.8-1
p7zip-libre 9.20.1-4
pacman-mirrorlist-libre 20110530-1
python2-libre 2.7.2-2
sdl-libre 1.2.14-7.1
system-tools-backends 2.10.2-1
thunderbird-libre 3.1.10-3
unarchiver 2.7.1-2
xorg-fonts-100dpi-libre 1.0.3-2
xorg-fonts-75dpi-libre 1.0.3-2
[root@KRISHNA san2ban]# pacman -Rsp7zip-libre
pacman: invalid option -- '7'
[root@KRISHNA san2ban]# pacman -Rs p7zip-libre
checking dependencies...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: gnome-shell: requires unzip
[root@KRISHNA san2ban]#

Archwiki says command pacman -Qm lists foreign packages, installed manually. When I try to remove p7zip-libre, it says gnome-shell needs this. Surely, I have not installed these manually. Can some body clarify pl?

Last edited by San2ban (2012-02-09 13:29:02)

.:B:. · 2012-02-07 15:45:12

As the output suggests, p7zip-libre probably provides unzip. Unzip is in the official Arch repos.

San2ban · 2012-02-07 15:49:00

But, pacman -Qm is supposed to list packages installed manually. I have not installed manually, any of the listed packages

karol · 2012-02-07 16:05:33

San2ban wrote:

But, pacman -Qm is supposed to list packages installed manually.

Not exactly, although this description is often used as a useful shorthand, what 'pacman -Qm' does is:

[karol@black ~]$ pacman -Qh | grep -- -m
  -m, --foreign        list installed packages not found in sync db(s) [filter]

The -libre packages look like they're from Parabola, not Arch, and thus are not in the official repos.

Last edited by karol (2012-02-07 16:07:34)

San2ban · 2012-02-09 12:46:55

Thanks, Karol
But when I try to remove P7zip, why does it say it is needed by gnome-shell? Pl. see the output pasted above

wonder · 2012-02-09 12:49:32

just do pacman -Rdd p7zip-libre and pacman -S unzip --asdeps

if p7zip-libre was packaged correctly, a simple pacman -S unzip --asdeps is enough and answer Y when it sais you want to remove the package

San2ban · 2012-02-09 13:28:11

Thanks, wonder

Cleaned up

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#1 2012-02-07 15:43:24

[solved] Pacman -Qm lists packages needed by gnome-shell as foreign

#2 2012-02-07 15:45:12

Re: [solved] Pacman -Qm lists packages needed by gnome-shell as foreign

#3 2012-02-07 15:49:00

Re: [solved] Pacman -Qm lists packages needed by gnome-shell as foreign

#4 2012-02-07 16:05:33

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#5 2012-02-09 12:46:55

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#6 2012-02-09 12:49:32

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