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deF291

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Registered: 2010-12-15

Posts: 15

[SOLVED] problem with pacman - "could not satisfy dependencies"

Hey.
The problem is that at the moment I can't upgrade anything at all, pacman strikes and just gives me the following output..

$sudo powerpill -Syu
[...]
Status Legend:
 (OK):download completed.

:: The following packages should be upgraded first :
    pacman
:: Do you want to cancel the current operation
:: and upgrade these packages now? [Y/n] y

resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: package-query: requires pacman<3.5
:: perl-xyne-arch: requires pacman<3.5

when i put N instead when it asks if i want to upgrade pacman first it's basically the same thing

:: The following packages should be upgraded first :
    pacman
:: Do you want to cancel the current operation
:: and upgrade these packages now? [Y/n] n

:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
warning: provider package was selected (python provides python3)
looking for inter-conflicts...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: perl-xyne-arch: requires pacman<3.5
:: vhba-module: requires kernel26<2.6.38

this problem has been going on for a week or so (since i thought it may be a bug in the current pacman version it'll get fixed with a release soon to come), and since then i failed to install any new packages.
is this a compatibility problem, should i downgrade anything manually or is pacman maybe broken?
I'm not so experienced with these kind of problems so far so I would be glad if anyone could redirect me to an instruction page related to this problem or explain me what to do <:
thanks in advance

Last edited by deF291 (2011-04-11 16:34:24)

skunktrader

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From: Brisbane, Australia

Registered: 2010-02-14

Posts: 1,543

Re: [SOLVED] problem with pacman - "could not satisfy dependencies"

perl-xyne-arch is no longer supported https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=115660 Uninstall it and all its dependencies

mcmillan

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Registered: 2006-04-06

Posts: 737

Re: [SOLVED] problem with pacman - "could not satisfy dependencies"

And package-query and vhba-module like any package from the AUR will need to be removed and reinstalled once you've upgraded, which you'd seen similar advice if you searched the forums and found the many other threads dealing with similar issues.

deF291

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Registered: 2010-12-15

Posts: 15

Re: [SOLVED] problem with pacman - "could not satisfy dependencies"

thanks a lot everybody everything's working now