On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 09:22:53 +0200 Tom Gundersen <teg@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 9:19 AM, P .NIKOLIC > <p.nikolic1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:46:49 +0200 > > Tom Gundersen <teg@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >> On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 12:19 AM, P .NIKOLIC > >> <p.nikolic1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > Right after much faffing about i now have the box back to > >> > >> So if /lib is NOT a symlink, then all you should need is to delete > >> all the files in /usr/lib that are not owned by any package. Then > >> you should be able to upgrade. > > > > Hi . > > > > Right i have sort of put a list together but well see below .. > > You just have to delete the files that show up as being in conflict > when you try to upgrade. Just make sure that 1) /lib is not a symlink > and 2) those files are not owned by any other package. > > -t Hummmmmmmm .. No matter what it try it still boils down to this list of errors error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files) glibc: /usr/lib/ld-2.16.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libBrokenLocale-2.16.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libBrokenLocale.so.1 exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libSegFault.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libanl-2.16.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libanl.so.1 exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libc-2.16.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libc.so.6 exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libcidn-2.16.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libcidn.so.1 exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libcrypt-2.16.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libcrypt.so.1 exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libdl-2.16.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libdl.so.2 exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libm-2.16.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libm.so.6 exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libmemusage.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libnsl-2.16.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libnsl.so.1 exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libnss_compat-2.16.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libnss_compat.so.2 exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libnss_db-2.16.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libnss_db.so.2 exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libnss_dns-2.16.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libnss_dns.so.2 exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libnss_files-2.16.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libnss_files.so.2 exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libnss_hesiod-2.16.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libnss_hesiod.so.2 exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libnss_nis-2.16.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libnss_nis.so.2 exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libnss_nisplus-2.16.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libnss_nisplus.so.2 exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libpcprofile.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libpthread-2.16.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libpthread.so.0 exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libresolv-2.16.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libresolv.so.2 exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/librt-2.16.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/librt.so.1 exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libthread_db-1.0.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libthread_db.so.1 exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libutil-2.16.so exists in filesystem glibc: /usr/lib/libutil.so.1 exists in filesystem Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded. lib is NOT a symlink pacman -Qo /lib/* /lib/ld-2.16.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libanl-2.16.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libanl.so.1 is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libBrokenLocale-2.16.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libBrokenLocale.so.1 is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libc-2.16.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libcidn-2.16.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libcidn.so.1 is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libcrypt-2.16.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libcrypt.so.1 is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libc.so.6 is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libdl-2.16.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libdl.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libm-2.16.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libmemusage.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libm.so.6 is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libnsl-2.16.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libnsl.so.1 is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libnss_compat-2.16.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libnss_compat.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libnss_db-2.16.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libnss_db.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libnss_dns-2.16.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libnss_dns.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libnss_files-2.16.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libnss_files.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libnss_hesiod-2.16.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libnss_hesiod.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libnss_nis-2.16.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libnss_nisplus-2.16.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libnss_nisplus.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libnss_nis.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libpcprofile.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libpthread-2.16.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libpthread.so.0 is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libresolv-2.16.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libresolv.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/librt-2.16.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/librt.so.1 is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libSegFault.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libthread_db-1.0.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libthread_db.so.1 is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libutil-2.16.so is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 /lib/libutil.so.1 is owned by glibc 2.16.0-1 If i boot from cd and rename lib then recreate a blank lib dir it fails to boot no matter what i have tried it will only run with lib as it stand right now . Is it because files seem to exist in /lib AND /usr/lib and if so is it safe to delete the duplicate files in /usr/lib And just how i have wound up with dupes in /lib and /usr/lib well still head scratching over that one .. Pete . -- Linux 7-of-9 3.4.4-3-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jul 3 14:36:44 UTC 2012 x86_64 GNU/Linux