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#1 2023-05-16 15:51:40
- Lockheed
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[solved] pacman calls out weird error
I just installed a fresh Arch on a headless server, using linux-lts instead of linux during pacstrap phase (not sure if that's related to the issue).
Anyway, now upon every update or package install, pacman throws out this error:
# pacman -S mc
warning: mc-4.8.29-2 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/local/linux-api-headers-6.3-1/desc: No such file or directory
looking for conflicting packages...
Packages (1) mc-4.8.29-2
Total Download Size: 1.81 MiB
Total Installed Size: 6.96 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: 0.00 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
:: Retrieving packages...
mc-4.8.29-2-x86_64 1849.3 KiB 6.38 MiB/s 00:00 [##############################################################################################] 100%
(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%
(1/1) checking available disk space [##############################################################################################] 100%
:: Processing package changes...
(1/1) reinstalling mc [##############################################################################################] 100%
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/1) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate... As you can see, it does not seem to have any negative effect. Still, is an error I'd like to fix.
How can I get rid of it?
Last edited by Lockheed (2023-05-16 21:16:35)
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#2 2023-05-16 15:54:50
- Scimmia
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Re: [solved] pacman calls out weird error
Touch the file, then reinstall linux-api-headers
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#3 2023-05-16 15:56:10
- Trilby
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Re: [solved] pacman calls out weird error
First, I'm a bit distracted by something other than the primary error: that is not pacman output. Do you have `pacman` aliased to some wrapper or helper tool? Which one?
For the actual error message, have you tried reinstalling linux-api-headers?
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#4 2023-05-16 16:05:33
- Lockheed
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Re: [solved] pacman calls out weird error
First, I'm a bit distracted by something other than the primary error: that is not pacman output. Do you have `pacman` aliased to some wrapper or helper tool? Which one?
You got me there - I actually put in output from pikaur, because it shows the same error. But I now replaced the code from OP with a genuine pacman output.
Touch the file, then reinstall linux-api-headers
for the actual error message, have you tried reinstalling linux-api-headers?
So I did touch all the files it was complaining about and tried to reinstall linux-api-headers, which failed due to countless errors like:
linux-api-headers: /usr/include/linux/posix_types.h exists in filesystem
linux-api-headers: /usr/include/linux/ppdev.h exists in filesystem
linux-api-headers: /usr/include/linux/ppp-comp.h exists in filesystem
linux-api-headers: /usr/include/linux/ppp-ioctl.h exists in filesystem
linux-api-headers: /usr/include/linux/ppp_defs.h exists in filesystem
linux-api-headers: /usr/include/linux/pps.h exists in filesystemwhich are not owned by any package (?!).
Is it safe to force install?
EDIT:
I run
pacman -S --overwrite \* linux-api-headersI think it fixed it.
Last edited by Lockheed (2023-05-16 21:16:14)
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