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Surtrz

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Registered: 2026-04-23

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[SOLVED] how to update yay without breaking the system

:: Synchronizing package databases...
core is up to date
extra                                                         
:: Searching AUR for updates...
:: Searching databases for updates...
-> Orphan (unmaintained) AUR Packages: xdg-desktop-portal-termfilechooser-git
-> Flagged Out Of Date AUR Packages: xdg-desktop-portal-termfilechooser-git
:: 5 packages to upgrade/install.
5  core/linux         6.19.12.arch1-1 -> 6.19.13.arch1-1
4  extra/fftw         3.3.10-8        -> 3.3.11-1
3  extra/npm          11.12.1-1       -> 11.13.0-1
2  extra/zed          0.233.5-2       -> 0.233.7-1
1  aur/librewolf-bin  1:149.0.2_2-1   -> 1:150.0.0_1-1
==> Packages to exclude: (eg: "1 2 3", "1-3", "^4" or repo name)
-> Excluding packages may cause partial upgrades and break systems
==>

i do not want to break anything how do i make sure that it wont break my system
-> Excluding packages may cause partial upgrades and break systems

Last edited by Surtrz (2026-05-21 08:13:14)

cryptearth

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Registered: 2024-02-03

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Re: [SOLVED] how to update yay without breaking the system

you should not use an AUR helper when you have to ask such a question

but to answer it properly:

sudo pacman -Syu

5hridhyan

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Registered: 2025-12-25

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Re: [SOLVED] how to update yay without breaking the system

To add to cryptearth’s point: always make sure your official repositories are fully up to date before dealing with AUR packages, in practice, yay -Syu already does this; it runs a full system upgrade via pacman first, then proceeds with AUR updates... avoid partial upgrades
Also note: if a package you installed from AUR later appears in the official repos, you may need to switch over manually to avoid conflicts...

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WorMzy

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Re: [SOLVED] how to update yay without breaking the system

Mod note: moving to AUR Issues

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