Pamac wont update packages

markprower · 2020-11-14 21:49:41

Hey guys, last week I finally installed arch linux on my PC, and to make things easier I installed Pamac to download my apps. It works and it works great, installed all my apps and games, everything is working fine, the problem is with updates, today I turned on my computer and a notification appeared from pamac saying that I have 70 packages to update, no problem, I clicked update, but it does nothing, it goes like this:

synchronizing package databases...
there is nothing to do
transaction completed
(closes)

but the updates are still there for me to click apply, does anyone know what's happening? I tried to update from the terminal using pacman but it gives me the same output, is Pamac just glitched and showing me updates that don't exist or is something wrong with my system?

loqs · 2020-11-14 22:03:32

Please post the pacman command you executed that fails and its full output.

twelveeighty · 2020-11-14 22:04:56

Arch Wiki wrote:

Warning: AUR helpers are not supported by Arch Linux.
Warning: Usage of graphical AUR helpers may lead to a defective system

If you are new to Arch, why would you go against these two crystal clear advisories?

markprower · 2020-11-14 23:03:52

twelveeighty wrote:

Arch Wiki wrote:
Warning: AUR helpers are not supported by Arch Linux.
Warning: Usage of graphical AUR helpers may lead to a defective system
If you are new to Arch, why would you go against these two crystal clear advisories?

I've never even seen those warnings lol

Last edited by markprower (2020-11-14 23:08:04)

markprower · 2020-11-14 23:05:26

Anyway I restarted the system and the updates are gone, all I know is that Pamac is working fine and installing packages with no issue so I'm happy.

Last edited by markprower (2020-11-14 23:07:16)

eschwartz · 2020-11-14 23:40:24

loqs wrote:

Please post the pacman command you executed that fails and its full output.

The OP indicated that pacman finished successfully with the output "there is nothing to do". And pamac is instead giving ghost output.

markprower wrote:

is Pamac just glitched and showing me updates that don't exist or is something wrong with my system?

If it happens again, try looking at the list of updates pamac thinks is there. Hopefully it will list the old and new versions. Double-check which versions are installed already, and which versions are listed on https://www.archlinux.org/packages/

loqs · 2020-11-14 23:41:46

markprower wrote:

twelveeighty wrote:
Arch Wiki wrote:
Warning: AUR helpers are not supported by Arch Linux.
Warning: Usage of graphical AUR helpers may lead to a defective system
If you are new to Arch, why would you go against these two crystal clear advisories?
I've never even seen those warnings lol

They are from AUR helpers
Please also read:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ar … Repository
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=130309
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=57855
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Code_of_conduct
Edit:

eschwartz wrote:

loqs wrote:
Please post the pacman command you executed that fails and its full output.
The OP indicated that pacman finished successfully with the output "there is nothing to do". And pamac is instead giving ghost output.

Getting too dependent on code tags.

Last edited by loqs (2020-11-14 23:48:30)

markprower · 2020-11-15 02:40:13

eschwartz wrote:

loqs wrote:
Please post the pacman command you executed that fails and its full output.
The OP indicated that pacman finished successfully with the output "there is nothing to do". And pamac is instead giving ghost output.
markprower wrote:
is Pamac just glitched and showing me updates that don't exist or is something wrong with my system?
If it happens again, try looking at the list of updates pamac thinks is there. Hopefully it will list the old and new versions. Double-check which versions are installed already, and which versions are listed on https://www.archlinux.org/packages/

Will do, thank you sir.

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Pamac wont update packages

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