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#1 2015-01-24 21:34:35
- gsingh93
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Continue installing packages if there are other errors
Is there a way for pacman and/or yaourt to continue installing the remaining packages if one can't be installed for whatever reason (i.e. like a conflict)? Of course it would skip any other packages that depended on it, but it's annoying if I have a script setup to install packages and it stops midway, even though I'd rather have everything other than the conflicting package installed.
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#2 2015-01-24 21:36:39
- tomk
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Re: Continue installing packages if there are other errors
pacman stops because it wants you to decide what to do.
yaourt? No idea, I never use it.
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#3 2015-01-24 21:39:50
- gsingh93
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Re: Continue installing packages if there are other errors
The problem is I have a script that installs a bunch of packages for me. I'd rather have the script do most of the work instead of none of the work.
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#4 2015-01-24 21:42:39
- tomk
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Re: Continue installing packages if there are other errors
Maybe remove the problem package(s) from the bunch and install them separately.
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#5 2015-01-24 21:44:38
- gsingh93
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Re: Continue installing packages if there are other errors
Yea, that's what I'll have to do if I can't find a way to make pacman continue.
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#6 2015-01-24 23:43:56
- Leonid.I
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Re: Continue installing packages if there are other errors
Is there a way for pacman and/or yaourt to continue installing the remaining packages if one can't be installed for whatever reason (i.e. like a conflict)? Of course it would skip any other packages that depended on it, but it's annoying if I have a script setup to install packages and it stops midway, even though I'd rather have everything other than the conflicting package installed.
So, package X requires package Y, but package Y can't be installed because some of its files are present in the filesystem (for example). Now, you are suggesting that pacman skip package Y? This doesn't sound too smart.
Packages from [core], [extra] or [community] won't give you installation issues. Packages built from the AUR is a different story, but you shouldn't install them blindly anyways. If the offending package(s) is your own -- fix them.
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