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Codewalker

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Registered: 2009-12-03

Posts: 3

Pacman failed with an error when downgrading a package

I'm trying to downgrade a kernel using packages in the cache.

When i try to do

 sudo pacman -Up --debug kernel26-2.6.30.6-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz virtualbox-ose-3.0.6-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz virtualbox-modules-3.0.6-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz ndiswrapper-utils-1.55-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz ndiswrapper-1.55-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz

in /var/cache/pacman/pkg (all other packages are dependencies)
I get

debug: returning error 26 from alpm_trans_commit : transaction commit attempt when database is not locked
error: failed to commit transaction (transaction commit attempt when database is not locked)

Anybody has any idea why i get this error or how can i downgrade kernel package?

ZaQ

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Registered: 2009-12-12

Posts: 106

Re: Pacman failed with an error when downgrading a package

Hi,

maybe try "-Uf". But no guarantee! It could damage your system too!

ZaQ

bangkok_manouel

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From: indicates a starting point

Registered: 2005-02-07

Posts: 1,557

Re: Pacman failed with an error when downgrading a package

I'm trying to downgrade a kernel using packages in the cache.

When i try to do

 sudo pacman -Up --debug kernel26-2.6.30.6-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz virtualbox-ose-3.0.6-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz virtualbox-modules-3.0.6-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz ndiswrapper-utils-1.55-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz ndiswrapper-1.55-1-i686.pkg.tar.gz

in /var/cache/pacman/pkg (all other packages are dependencies)
I get

debug: returning error 26 from alpm_trans_commit : transaction commit attempt when database is not locked
error: failed to commit transaction (transaction commit attempt when database is not locked)

Anybody has any idea why i get this error or how can i downgrade kernel package?

do not use that -p flag.

Codewalker

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Registered: 2009-12-03

Posts: 3

Re: Pacman failed with an error when downgrading a package

Yes!. You're right. p option was extra. I thought that -p is for files

tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: Pacman failed with an error when downgrading a package

The -p/--file flag exists, but only in conjunction with -Q/--query.

There is also the -p/--print-uris flag, which only applies to -S/--sync.