Jonathan Vasquez [2011.12.22 1128 -0500]: > It's posted on the main page :) > On Dec 22, 2011 11:27 AM, "David C. Rankin" <drankinatty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > Guys, > > > > Just a quick question. Upgrade failed due to conflict with mtab: > > > > <snip> > > (67/67) checking for file conflicts > > [#######################################] 100% > > error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files) > > filesystem: /etc/mtab exists in filesystem > > Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded. > > > > How should I handle this? I don't think it would be a good idea to > > replace an > > active mtab with --force. What say the experts? > > > > -- > > David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. > > Slightly OT: Interestingly enough, I did exactly what the news item says not to do: deleted the mtab file and then ran pacman -Suy. This didn't cause any trouble at my end. N. -- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments
