pacman -Syu --ignore glibc pacman -Su I had the same problem, went to archlinux website and they say exactly what you need to do and why. You shouldn't toy with it yourself, nor use the --force option. Try this, if it doesn't work, they have an in-depth guide too. Otherwise I cannot stress out more the importance of reading the announcements whenever you're upgrading. On Jul 18, 2012, at 6:27 AM, Tom Gundersen <teg@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 12:24 PM, P .NIKOLIC <p.nikolic1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> 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 .. > > You sholud delete the duplicate files from /usr/lib, did you do this? > Then it _should_ work... > > -t
