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I had installed nvidia and nvidia utils and removed libgl at that time. Later I removed these and installed xf86-video-nouveau package with libgl. At this time I deleted /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. I do not have nomodeset or vga= parameter in grub kernel line. At boot time, the font changes which I believe means KMS indicating nouveau is active. I had followed following links:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Nouveau
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Nvidia#Configuring
However, now when I try installing some program from AUR using yaourt-gui, eg pspp (a statistical program), it downloads and builds properly, but at the end at time of installation it fails with report:
error: '/tmp/yaourt-tmp-cardio/PKGDEST.aTn/*.pkg.tar.xz': could not find or read package
missing dependency for intel-dri : libgl=8.0.1
Where could be the problem?
Last edited by rnarch (2012-04-18 01:24:40)
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Sounds like you have old versions of some packages, when was your last pacman -Syu ?
Also are you sure you need intel-dri ?
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when was your last pacman -Syu?
I installed Arch about 3 months back and installed some programs during this period. Should I update now?
Also are you sure you need intel-dri ?
I may need to see vrml or wrl 3d models on this pc so I thought I may benefit from intel-dri. But if it is likely to cause too many problems, I will remove it.
Last edited by rnarch (2012-04-18 16:11:36)
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I installed Arch about 3 months back and installed some programs during this period. Should I update now?
Arch is rolling release, in my opinion you should update more often then once in 3 months. I update every 2 weeks or so.
If you have installed libgl, check the version of it and try update.
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If you are using nouveau, you'll want to install nouveau-dri. Not sure why you have intel-dri.
Normally it's best practice to update before you install new software. This will avoid these sorts of conflicts.
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Normally it's best practice to update before you install new software.
Do you mean one should run the command 'sudo pacman -Syu' before installing any new software? But I have seen so many posts where upgrading broke the system. So I was planning to do it once every 2-3 months, keeping some time separately for this, so that I could check the announcements etc before upgrading and if there is problem I have time to sort them out.
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57205
Last edited by rnarch (2012-04-19 11:03:25)
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Reading the news and generally "think before you act" is definitely a good idea when it comes to updating your system. However, Arch is a rolling release distro; which means things will get updated often. Updating once every 2-3 months is cutting it fairly close.
I personally update once every 1-2 days, which isn't absolutely necessary either; but just to give you an idea. But once every 2 weeks or so is probably the minimum best practice way of doing things.
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Thanks for your advice. How common (or rare) is the occurrence of a major breakage of system that may need a few hours to be sorted out?
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I can only speak for myself obviously. But in the 5 years or so that I've been using Arch; I've only had a few occasions where it took me longer than a few minutes to figure out and fix something after an upgrade.
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I usually update every day or so. Most issues that arise can be fixed with a simple downgrade.
In general just be smart about it. You shouldn't be updating anything major (Xorg, your DE/WM, etc.) if you are pressed for time.
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I get the idea. This is the real advantage of a rolling release distro. I will start upgrading more often now.
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