look at package directory, and try to see if there is any leftover after have removed kde. There should be none, be there should be no bug too. 2009/6/18, David C. Rankin <drankinatty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > On Wednesday 17 June 2009 19:13:54 David Rosenstrauch wrote: >> On Wed, June 17, 2009 7:49 pm, David C. Rankin wrote: >> > DR, List >> > >> > Here is the situation after the difficulty I had installing >> > kde-unstable >> > on >> > the x86_64 box where I finally just installed with '-f', I have the >> > exact >> > setup on an i686 box where I am trying to install kde-unstable, but this >> > time >> > finding a way to do it without resorting to the '-f' option. On the box, >> > I have kdemod3 installed and configured and I have never specifically >> > installed >> > kde4 from anywhere (I guess I got it by default with the Arch install). >> > >> > So far, all packages for kde-unstable have been downloaded to the i686 >> > box >> > when I tried to install kde-unstable with 'pacman -Sy kde >> > kde-extragear'. >> > There were 20000+ lines of conflicts of the following type: >> >> Egads! How many times do I have to say it?!?!? >> >> 1) First UNINSTALL any existing KDE packages. >> i.e., repeat: pacman -Rs kde-<whatever> >> >> 2) Then, install KDE from unstable. >> i.e., pacman -S kde >> >> Sheesh! :-) >> >> DR > > Err umm, DR, umm: > > Did you miss this part, or are we somehow not communicating? > > [18:02 supersff:/home/david] # pacman -Rs kde k3b k9copy kdiff3 > kde not found, searching for group... > :: group kde: > kdebase-runtime kdelibs kdemultimedia > Remove whole content? [Y/n] > > then > > [18:21 supersff:/home/david] # pacman -Q | grep kde | grep -v kdemod3 > <nothing> > > pacman -Rs kdemod3-complete basket compizconfig-backend-kconfig filelight > ksensors qcad > > then I even confirmed with: > > pacman -Q -s | grep kde > <nothing> > > Then and only then did I > > pacman -S kde > > and it still blew up with 20000+ conflicts > > What else could I have done?? > > > > -- > David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. > Rankin Law Firm, PLLC > 510 Ochiltree Street > Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 > Telephone: (936) 715-9333 > Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 > www.rankinlawfirm.com >
