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Businek

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Registered: 2018-06-19

Posts: 6

[SOLVED] Unresolvable package conflict on upgrade

Hello,

I tried upgrading and I got this:

resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
:: nodejs-23.8.0-4 and nodejs-lts-gallium-16.20.2-1 are in conflict. Remove nodejs-lts-gallium? [y/N] 
error: unresolvable package conflicts detected
error: failed to prepare transaction (conflicting dependencies)
:: nodejs-23.8.0-4 and nodejs-lts-gallium-16.20.2-1 are in conflict

I answered NO to the prompt if I want to remove nodejs-lts-gallium and it failed.
Then I tried answer YES, and it failed too.

:: nodejs-23.8.0-4 and nodejs-lts-gallium-16.20.2-1 are in conflict. Remove nodejs-lts-gallium? [y/N] y
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: removing nodejs-lts-gallium breaks dependency 'nodejs-lts-gallium' required by apm

I searched the package on Arch website but it doesn't exist. And the apm is not an existing package neither.
I tried removing nodejs-lts-gallium but I got this:

user@ArchPC ~ $ sudo pacman -Rs nodejs-lts-gallium
checking dependencies...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: removing nodejs-lts-gallium breaks dependency 'nodejs-lts-gallium' required by apm
:: removing nodejs-lts-gallium breaks dependency 'nodejs' required by node-gyp
:: removing nodejs-lts-gallium breaks dependency 'nodejs' required by nodejs-nopt
:: removing nodejs-lts-gallium breaks dependency 'nodejs' required by npm
:: removing nodejs-lts-gallium breaks dependency 'nodejs' required by semver

I don't know, I don't even use nodejs, the system must have installed all those packages as dependencies at some point.
Has anyone any idea about this? How can I upgrade without failing?

Thanks everyone!

Last edited by Businek (2025-02-23 15:58:52)

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 12,703

Re: [SOLVED] Unresolvable package conflict on upgrade

There is no package called 'apm' in either the repos or in the AUR. Do you need it?

Businek

Member

Registered: 2018-06-19

Posts: 6

Re: [SOLVED] Unresolvable package conflict on upgrade

There is no package called 'apm' in either the repos or in the AUR. Do you need it?

No I don't need it, I have it and I can't remove it.

Scimmia

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Registered: 2012-09-01

Posts: 12,703

Re: [SOLVED] Unresolvable package conflict on upgrade

Why can't you remove it?

Businek

Member

Registered: 2018-06-19

Posts: 6

Re: [SOLVED] Unresolvable package conflict on upgrade

Wow, nevermind. I just made it. Weeks of this issue and now I resolved just after posting this. Sorry guys. Resolved!
I had Atom still installed and it had apm package as dependency. The apm package was the problem because it's not in the repositories anymore.

Last edited by Businek (2025-02-22 14:00:44)

Lone_Wolf

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Registered: 2005-10-04

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Re: [SOLVED] Unresolvable package conflict on upgrade

If you're statisifed with the outcome, please prepend [Solved] to the thread title (edit first post)

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