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anonworldusr

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Registered: 2015-12-19

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[SOLVED] pacman error: "failed to prepare transaction" (kdelibs)

Every time I try to run pacman for an update I end up getting this error:

error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/local/kdelibs-4.14.25-1/desc: No such file or directory
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
warning: could not fully load metadata for package kdelibs-4.14.25-1
error: failed to prepare transaction (invalid or corrupted package)

I have tried to clear the cache with

 pacman -Scc 

I have also cleared the .part files from /var/cache/pacman/pkg/ (there weren't any in there when I checked)

The file /var/lib/pacman/local/kdelibs-4.14.25-1/desc is not there.

Not sure how else to approach the issue. I have previously tried to remove and reinstall the kdelibs package to no avail.

Last edited by anonworldusr (2016-11-12 21:30:08)

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WorMzy

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Re: [SOLVED] pacman error: "failed to prepare transaction" (kdelibs)

Remove the /var/lib/pacman/local/kdelibs-4.14.25-1 directory, then reinstall that version of kdelibs with the --dbonly flag. You'll need to obtain that version of kdelibs from the ALA, since you've purged your cache for some reason.

After the db has been recreated, do a full system update.

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anonworldusr

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Re: [SOLVED] pacman error: "failed to prepare transaction" (kdelibs)

Thanks for the help. I cleared the cache because it solved a problem for a user with a very similar issue.
I have done what you suggested and it seems to have worked.
Thanks again, marking as solved.

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bandithijo

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Re: [SOLVED] pacman error: "failed to prepare transaction" (kdelibs)

Remove the /var/lib/pacman/local/kdelibs-4.14.25-1 directory, then reinstall that version of kdelibs with the --dbonly flag. You'll need to obtain that version of kdelibs from the ALA, since you've purged your cache for some reason.

After the db has been recreated, do a full system update.

Thank you. It solved my problem. ?

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ewaller

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Re: [SOLVED] pacman error: "failed to prepare transaction" (kdelibs)

bandithijo:  Watch the age of threads to which you post.  This is almost 4 years old.

Using this opportunity to close this old thread.

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