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n0dix

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Registered: 2009-09-22

Posts: 956

Many erros updating my system today

Hello Archers.

I'm trying to update my system and get a lot errors. I already read about the new Binaries move https://www.archlinux.org/news/binaries … ervention/. However, I'm getting additional errors referring to several programs. Here's what I got:

error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
filesystem: /bin exists in filesystem
filesystem: /sbin exists in filesystem
filesystem: /usr/sbin exists in filesystem
libdbus: /usr/include/dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus-address.h exists in filesystem
libdbus: /usr/include/dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus-bus.h exists in filesystem
libdbus: /usr/include/dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus-connection.h exists in filesystem
libdbus: /usr/include/dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus-errors.h exists in filesystem
libdbus: /usr/include/dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus-macros.h exists in filesystem
libdbus: /usr/include/dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus-memory.h exists in filesystem
libdbus: /usr/include/dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus-message.h exists in filesystem
libdbus: /usr/include/dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus-misc.h exists in filesystem
libdbus: /usr/include/dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus-pending-call.h exists in filesystem
libdbus: /usr/include/dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus-protocol.h exists in filesystem
libdbus: /usr/include/dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus-server.h exists in filesystem
libdbus: /usr/include/dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus-shared.h exists in filesystem
libdbus: /usr/include/dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus-signature.h exists in filesystem
libdbus: /usr/include/dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus-syntax.h exists in filesystem
libdbus: /usr/include/dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus-threads.h exists in filesystem
libdbus: /usr/include/dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus-types.h exists in filesystem
libdbus: /usr/include/dbus-1.0/dbus/dbus.h exists in filesystem
libdbus: /usr/lib/dbus-1.0/include/dbus/dbus-arch-deps.h exists in filesystem
libdbus: /usr/lib/libdbus-1.so exists in filesystem
libdbus: /usr/lib/libdbus-1.so.3 exists in filesystem
libdbus: /usr/lib/pkgconfig/dbus-1.pc exists in filesystem
python2-xlib: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Xlib/X.py exists in filesystem
python2-xlib: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Xlib/X.pyc exists in filesystem
python2-xlib: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Xlib/XK.py exists in filesystem
python2-xlib: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Xlib/XK.pyc exists in filesystem
python2-xlib: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Xlib/Xatom.py exists in filesystem
python2-xlib: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Xlib/Xatom.pyc exists in filesystem
python2-xlib: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Xlib/Xcursorfont.py exists in filesystem
python2-xlib: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Xlib/Xcursorfont.pyc exists in filesystem
python2-xlib: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Xlib/Xutil.py exists in filesystem
python2-xlib: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Xlib/Xutil.pyc exists in filesystem
python2-xlib: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Xlib/__init__.py exists in filesystem
python2-xlib: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Xlib/__init__.pyc exists in filesystem
python2-xlib: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Xlib/display.py exists in filesystem
python2-xlib: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Xlib/display.pyc exists in filesystem
python2-xlib: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/Xlib/error.py exists in filesystem

blackout23

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Registered: 2011-11-16

Posts: 781

Re: Many erros updating my system today

When was the last time you updated the system before that?

n0dix

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Registered: 2009-09-22

Posts: 956

Re: Many erros updating my system today

I while ago :S

For example if I execute the command

pacman -Qqo /bin /sbin /usr/sbin | pacman -Qm -

I got:
initscripts 2012.10.1-1

Last edited by n0dix (2014-03-09 15:55:57)

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 13,727

Re: Many erros updating my system today

The "exists in filesystem" error usually mean a corrupt pacman database. See the Common Problems thread in the Newbie forum.

blackout23

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Registered: 2011-11-16

Posts: 781

Re: Many erros updating my system today

I'd say it's the easiest if you backup your personal files and configs to dropbox or an external drive and just reinstall. Rolling release distros have to keep rolling.