Unable to upgrade a vps

joshua.dsy · 2013-07-24 00:14:40

Hello,

everytime I try to update my vps , it hasnt been updated in over a year so no systemd and the issue of glibc and filesystem there I encounter the following error:-

error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
filesystem: /bin exists in filesystem
filesystem: /etc/profile.d/locale.sh exists in filesystem
filesystem: /lib exists in filesystem
filesystem: /sbin exists in filesystem
filesystem: /usr/sbin exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

So i tried to Ignore the pacman update and just go ahead with a full update I encounter

:: libmariadbclient and libmysqlclient are in conflict

So I removed mysql

then i tried to run a pacman -Syu

:: glibc: requires filesystem>=2013.01

Now i keep getting this even if i ignore filesytem

Any help would be appreciated

cfr · 2013-07-24 00:32:59

Welcome to the forums. Is reinstalling an option? That would be much easier - there have been a lot of changes requiring intervention.

If that's not an option, read the News (you'll need to go back however far) and follow the instructions. You would probably be best advised to update in stages using the Arch Rollback Machine so that you can deal with major changes a few at a time. As I say, reinstalling would be both easier and much quicker.

stqn · 2013-07-24 01:37:05

joshua.dsy wrote:

:: glibc: requires filesystem>=2013.01
Now i keep getting this even if i ignore filesytem

Well of course, glibc wants a recent filesystem and you’re preventing the update of filesystem .

You should really update more often, at least once a month IMO.

Edit: turns out I don’t have any valid suggestion.

Last edited by stqn (2013-07-24 01:40:13)

fukawi2 · 2013-07-24 02:01:05

Can you ignore glibc as well as filesystem?

I don't like your chances on this one; you really need to update more often.

joshua.dsy · 2013-07-24 02:47:00

Thank you all for the quick replies

I tried arch roll back machine et all and broke the system badly...I just manged to backup import files before the total crash.. eg.. ls nano would not work

I reinstalled the vps... to a 2012.09 install image
I managed to bring the system up to date using arch roll back machine.. then i followed

# pacman -Syu --ignore filesystem,bash
# pacman -S bash
# pacman -Su

but at the last step when i do pacman -Su
I get

:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
Packages (1): filesystem-2013.05-2
Total Installed Size: 0.01 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: -0.30 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
(1/1) checking keys in keyring [##############################################] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity [##############################################] 100%
(1/1) loading package files [##############################################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts [##############################################] 100%
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
filesystem: /sbin exists in filesystem
filesystem: /usr/sbin exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

notice /bin does "not" exist

where do i go from here ?

Last edited by joshua.dsy (2013-07-24 02:47:53)

Scimmia · 2013-07-24 03:55:06

So what's in /sbin and /usr/sbin?

If you followed the entire procedure on the front page, any potential problems would have been handled before the upgrade.

fukawi2 · 2013-07-24 05:28:58

I'm guessing you haven't followed this news item through in full:
https://www.archlinux.org/news/binaries … ervention/

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Unable to upgrade a vps

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Re: Unable to upgrade a vps

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