On 9 July 2012 17:11, Daniel Wallace <daniel.wallace@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 04:52:08PM +0100, Mateusz Loskot wrote: >> On 9 July 2012 16:49, David C. Rankin <drankinatty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > Tom, All, >> > >> > I ran into the following error regarding util-linux upgrade. I've looked >> > in the forum and the website, but nothing specific to it. The error is: >> > >> > (72/72) checking for file conflicts >> > [###########################################] 100% >> > error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files) >> > util-linux: /bin/login exists in filesystem >> >> > [...] >> >> Check the ArchLinux ARM forum: >> >> http://archlinuxarm.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3036&p=18467 >> >> where filesystem upgrade is suggested: >> >> pacman -Syuf >> >> But, I'd wait until someone confirms it is the right way to go. > > never -Syuf > never -Suf > never force an upgrade In this particular case, what about: pacman -Syu --ignore filesystem && pacman -S filesystem --force what is advised on the ArchLinux ARM forum too. (Disclaimer: I'm newbie here.) Best regards, -- Mateusz Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net
