What is happening with ArchLinux dependency checking ?

spunkiie · 2011-07-07 17:25:43

POSTFIX

[root@arch /]:)# pacman -Ss postfix
extra/postfix 2.8.3-4.1 [installed: 2.8.2-3]
    Secure, fast, easy to administer drop in replacement for Sendmail (MTA)

[root@arch /]:)# pacman -Sy postfix
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 core is up to date
 extra is up to date
 community is up to date
resolving dependencies...
looking for inter-conflicts...

Targets (1): postfix-2.8.3-4.1

Total Download Size:    1.39 MB
Total Installed Size:   9.00 MB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
:: Retrieving packages from extra...
 postfix-2.8.3-4.1-i686                                                                                             1418.6K  943.2K/s 00:00:02 [#######################################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking package integrity                                                                                                               [#######################################################################################] 100%
(1/1) checking for file conflicts                                                                                                              [#######################################################################################] 100%
(1/1) upgrading postfix                                                                                                                        [#######################################################################################] 100%

newaliases: error while loading shared libraries: libdb-5.2.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
[root@arch /]:)#

Last edited by jasonwryan (2011-07-07 18:45:38)

hcjl · 2011-07-07 17:30:29

pacman -Syu

then try it again.

wonder · 2011-07-07 17:39:53

nothing is happening. pacman just saved your system from breakage.

always install packages after your system is fully updated

spunkiie · 2011-07-07 17:46:04

I'm not running pacman -Syu because I want to stick with Gnome2. So I am just using 'pacman -Sy package-i-want-to-update'

Even If i'm not updating the entire system, pacman should give me some dependency warning instead of installing the package anyway and break things, right?

Well, I had a SAD memory from my past experience with Slackware now

Last edited by spunkiie (2011-07-07 17:47:39)

SanskritFritz · 2011-07-07 17:51:34

spunkiie wrote:

I'm not running pacman -Syu because I want to stick with Gnome2. So I am just using 'pacman -Sy package-i-want-to-update'
Even If i'm not updating the entire system, pacman should give me some dependency warning instead of installing the package anyway and break things, right?
Well, I had a SAD memory from my past experience with Slackware now

Well, the devs are trying to keep the repos in a consistent state. If you want to install a newer package which is not compatible with the older dependencies, it will break yous system. Use the ARM to install a version that corresonds to the state of the packages back then when you last updated everything.
Oh, and please try to be more polite in the subject line especially.

MrCode · 2011-07-07 17:51:41

I'm not running pacman -Syu because I want to stick with Gnome2. So I am just using 'pacman -Sy package-i-want-to-update'

It would be far better to just IgnorePkg or IgnoreGroup the stuff you don't want to upgrade in /etc/pacman.conf.

SanskritFritz · 2011-07-07 17:54:20

MrCode wrote:

I'm not running pacman -Syu because I want to stick with Gnome2. So I am just using 'pacman -Sy package-i-want-to-update'
It would be far better to just IgnorePkg or IgnoreGroup the stuff you don't want to upgrade in /etc/pacman.conf.

I'm not sure in that case. Keeping the old version of Gnome is just too much packages and dependencies, it would be a real hassle to put all that into the IgnorePkg line.

MrCode · 2011-07-07 17:59:13

Keeping the old version of Gnome is just too much packages and dependencies, it would be a real hassle to put all that into the IgnorePkg line.

Couldn't you just do "IgnoreGroup = gnome"?

Last edited by MrCode (2011-07-07 17:59:34)

spunkiie · 2011-07-07 17:59:32

@SanskritFritz

Exactly.

That's why I am using pacman -Sy alone.

Last edited by spunkiie (2011-07-07 17:59:46)

wonder · 2011-07-07 18:01:46

@MrCode you are way off. how can adding gnome to ignore fix a dependency problem that doesn't have anything to do with gnome?

if you update db to 5.2 you will break gnome, unless you fully update to latest versions from repos

imo everybody who added gnome to ignore should switch to other distro and spare us for this kind of threads

Last edited by wonder (2011-07-07 18:04:51)

karol · 2011-07-07 18:22:54

Have you tried https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=121162 ?

jasonwryan · 2011-07-07 18:51:04

spunkiie wrote:

I'm not running pacman -Syu because I want to stick with Gnome2. So I am just using 'pacman -Sy package-i-want-to-update'

Good luck with that... Arch is a rolling release: you can either effectively freeze your system at this point in time or expect inevitable breakage.

Please don't open any more threads when you do experience breakage as it will have nothing to do with pacman's dependency checking and everything to do with your unwillingness to accept the reality of Arch...

Xemertix · 2011-07-08 09:46:00

You could:
1)dowload an old package from ARM
2)try to recompile the software
3)use/create a self contained version of it like http://portablelinuxapps.org/

Arch Linux

#1 2011-07-07 17:25:43

What is happening with ArchLinux dependency checking ?

#2 2011-07-07 17:30:29

Re: What is happening with ArchLinux dependency checking ?

#3 2011-07-07 17:39:53

Re: What is happening with ArchLinux dependency checking ?

#4 2011-07-07 17:46:04

Re: What is happening with ArchLinux dependency checking ?

#5 2011-07-07 17:51:34

Re: What is happening with ArchLinux dependency checking ?

#6 2011-07-07 17:51:41

Re: What is happening with ArchLinux dependency checking ?

#7 2011-07-07 17:54:20

Re: What is happening with ArchLinux dependency checking ?

#8 2011-07-07 17:59:13

Re: What is happening with ArchLinux dependency checking ?

#9 2011-07-07 17:59:32

Re: What is happening with ArchLinux dependency checking ?

#10 2011-07-07 18:01:46

Re: What is happening with ArchLinux dependency checking ?

#11 2011-07-07 18:22:54

Re: What is happening with ArchLinux dependency checking ?

#12 2011-07-07 18:51:04

Re: What is happening with ArchLinux dependency checking ?

#13 2011-07-08 09:46:00

Re: What is happening with ArchLinux dependency checking ?

Board footer