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troymcfont

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Registered: 2019-06-09

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[SOLVED] Upgrade error: gnome-mimeapps.list exists in filesystem

While trying to upgrade my system with `pacman -Syu`, I am getting the following error

error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
gnome-mimeapps: /usr/share/applications/gnome-mimeapps.list exists in filesystem (owned by shared-mime-info-gnome)
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

I would appreciate some guidance on how to fix this. Thanks!

Last edited by troymcfont (2025-04-07 11:00:42)

WorMzy

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Re: [SOLVED] Upgrade error: gnome-mimeapps.list exists in filesystem

What is 'shared-mime-info-gnome', and do you need it?

Mod note: moving to AUR Issues.

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troymcfont

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Re: [SOLVED] Upgrade error: gnome-mimeapps.list exists in filesystem

Ah... I think I used that to specify a default app for firefox. Hence, if I still need it, is there a way to solve this conflict?

Lone_Wolf

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Re: [SOLVED] Upgrade error: gnome-mimeapps.list exists in filesystem

https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/shar … info-gnome
Note that there is no upstream and it hasn't been updated since 2021 .

If you feel the mimeapps.list it installed is useful, copy it to one of the locations that are meant for overriding those settings .
See https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/XDG_MI … eapps.list

Once the file has been copied, remove shared-mime-info-gnome and update your system.

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troymcfont

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Re: [SOLVED] Upgrade error: gnome-mimeapps.list exists in filesystem

That's a useful wiki page (as always). Thanks, it is solved now!

tekstryder

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Re: [SOLVED] Upgrade error: gnome-mimeapps.list exists in filesystem

Background info, see also:

• https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-se … te_2401508