I laugh away this trouble. Is there any information about the advantages of lib -> usr/lib? I like to read it, after I finished the following occupational therapy [1]. I suspect that if I won't do it now, I have to restore my Arch from a backup? Or can I shutdown and startup anyway? Regards, Ralf [1] [root@archlinux spinymouse]# pacman -Su :: Starting full system upgrade... resolving dependencies... looking for inter-conflicts... Targets (1): glibc-2.16.0-2 Total Installed Size: 37.58 MiB Net Upgrade Size: 0.83 MiB Proceed with installation? [Y/n] (1/1) checking package integrity [######################################] 100% (1/1) loading package files [######################################] 100% (1/1) checking for file conflicts [######################################] 100% error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files) glibc: /lib exists in filesystem Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded. [root@archlinux spinymouse]# grep '^lib/' /var/lib/pacman/local/*/files /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/ /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/ld-2.15.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libBrokenLocale-2.15.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libBrokenLocale.so.1 /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libSegFault.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libanl-2.15.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libanl.so.1 /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libc-2.15.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libc.so.6 /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libcidn-2.15.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libcidn.so.1 /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libcrypt-2.15.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libcrypt.so.1 /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libdl-2.15.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libdl.so.2 /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libm-2.15.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libm.so.6 /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libmemusage.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnsl-2.15.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnsl.so.1 /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_compat-2.15.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_compat.so.2 /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_db-2.15.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_db.so.2 /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_dns-2.15.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_dns.so.2 /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_files-2.15.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_files.so.2 /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_hesiod-2.15.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_hesiod.so.2 /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_nis-2.15.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_nis.so.2 /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_nisplus-2.15.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libnss_nisplus.so.2 /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libpcprofile.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libpthread-2.15.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libpthread.so.0 /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libresolv-2.15.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libresolv.so.2 /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/librt-2.15.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/librt.so.1 /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libthread_db-1.0.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libthread_db.so.1 /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libutil-2.15.so /var/lib/pacman/local/glibc-2.15-12/files:lib/libutil.so.1 /var/lib/pacman/local/ld-lsb-3-3/files:lib/ /var/lib/pacman/local/ld-lsb-3-3/files:lib/ld-lsb.so.3 /var/lib/pacman/local/udev-compat-180-1/files:lib/ /var/lib/pacman/local/udev-compat-180-1/files:lib/udev/ /var/lib/pacman/local/udev-compat-180-1/files:lib/udev/devices/ /var/lib/pacman/local/udev-compat-180-1/files:lib/udev/devices/autofs /var/lib/pacman/local/udev-compat-180-1/files:lib/udev/devices/btrfs-control /var/lib/pacman/local/udev-compat-180-1/files:lib/udev/devices/cpu/ /var/lib/pacman/local/udev-compat-180-1/files:lib/udev/devices/cpu/microcode /var/lib/pacman/local/udev-compat-180-1/files:lib/udev/devices/fuse /var/lib/pacman/local/udev-compat-180-1/files:lib/udev/devices/mapper/ /var/lib/pacman/local/udev-compat-180-1/files:lib/udev/devices/mapper/control /var/lib/pacman/local/udev-compat-180-1/files:lib/udev/devices/net/ /var/lib/pacman/local/udev-compat-180-1/files:lib/udev/devices/net/tun /var/lib/pacman/local/udev-compat-180-1/files:lib/udev/devices/ppp /var/lib/pacman/local/udev-compat-180-1/files:lib/udev/devices/snd/ /var/lib/pacman/local/udev-compat-180-1/files:lib/udev/devices/snd/seq /var/lib/pacman/local/udev-compat-180-1/files:lib/udev/devices/snd/timer /var/lib/pacman/local/udev-compat-180-1/files:lib/udev/devices/uinput /var/lib/pacman/local/udev-compat-180-1/files:lib/udev/rules.d/ /var/lib/pacman/local/udev-compat-180-1/files:lib/udev/rules.d/30-kernel-compat.rules [root@archlinux spinymouse]# find /lib -exec pacman -Qo -- {} + error: cannot determine ownership of directory '/lib' /lib/libm-2.15.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libc-2.15.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/ld-2.15.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libBrokenLocale-2.15.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libcidn.so.1 is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libnss_compat-2.15.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libnss_nisplus-2.15.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libutil.so.1 is owned by glibc 2.15-12 error: cannot determine ownership of directory '/lib/modules' error: cannot determine ownership of directory '/lib/modules/3.1.9-1-ARCH' error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.1.9-1-ARCH/modules.isapnpmap error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.1.9-1-ARCH/modules.seriomap error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.1.9-1-ARCH/modules.ccwmap error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.1.9-1-ARCH/modules.ofmap error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.1.9-1-ARCH/modules.inputmap error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.1.9-1-ARCH/modules.usbmap error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.1.9-1-ARCH/modules.ieee1394map error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.1.9-1-ARCH/modules.pcimap error: cannot determine ownership of directory '/lib/modules/3.2.6-2-ARCH' error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.2.6-2-ARCH/modules.dep.bin error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.2.6-2-ARCH/modules.symbols error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.2.6-2-ARCH/modules.alias.bin error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.2.6-2-ARCH/modules.alias error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.2.6-2-ARCH/modules.devname error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.2.6-2-ARCH/modules.builtin.bin error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.2.6-2-ARCH/modules.dep error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.2.6-2-ARCH/modules.softdep error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.2.6-2-ARCH/modules.symbols.bin error: cannot determine ownership of directory '/lib/modules/3.1.9-2-ARCH' error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.1.9-2-ARCH/modules.isapnpmap error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.1.9-2-ARCH/modules.seriomap error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.1.9-2-ARCH/modules.ccwmap error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.1.9-2-ARCH/modules.ofmap error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.1.9-2-ARCH/modules.inputmap error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.1.9-2-ARCH/modules.usbmap error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.1.9-2-ARCH/modules.ieee1394map error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.1.9-2-ARCH/modules.pcimap error: cannot determine ownership of directory '/lib/modules/3.0-rt' error: cannot determine ownership of directory '/lib/modules/3.0-rt/extramodules' error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.0-rt/extramodules/vboxnetadp.ko.gz error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.0-rt/extramodules/vboxdrv.ko.gz error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.0-rt/extramodules/vboxpci.ko.gz error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.0-rt/extramodules/vboxnetflt.ko.gz error: cannot determine ownership of directory '/lib/modules/extramodules-3.4-rt' error: No package owns /lib/modules/extramodules-3.4-rt/vboxnetadp.ko.gz error: No package owns /lib/modules/extramodules-3.4-rt/vboxdrv.ko.gz error: No package owns /lib/modules/extramodules-3.4-rt/vboxpci.ko.gz error: No package owns /lib/modules/extramodules-3.4-rt/vboxnetflt.ko.gz error: cannot determine ownership of directory '/lib/modules/3.4.2-rt10-1-rt' error: No package owns /lib/modules/3.4.2-rt10-1-rt/build /lib/libSegFault.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libnss_db-2.15.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libnss_nis.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.15-12 error: cannot determine ownership of directory '/lib/firmware' error: cannot determine ownership of directory '/lib/firmware/RTL8192SU' error: No package owns /lib/firmware/RTL8192SU/rtl8192sfw.bin /lib/libc.so.6 is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libpthread-2.15.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libanl.so.1 is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libnsl.so.1 is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libnss_compat.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libthread_db.so.1 is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libnss_dns.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libresolv.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libm.so.6 is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libthread_db-1.0.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libnss_hesiod-2.15.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libnss_nis-2.15.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libnss_files-2.15.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/librt.so.1 is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libpcprofile.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libpthread.so.0 is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libcrypt.so.1 is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libnss_files.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libdl.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libBrokenLocale.so.1 is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libresolv-2.15.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libutil-2.15.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libnss_db.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libanl-2.15.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libcrypt-2.15.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libnss_hesiod.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/librt-2.15.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libdl-2.15.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 error: cannot determine ownership of directory '/lib/udev' error: cannot determine ownership of directory '/lib/udev/rules.d' /lib/udev/rules.d/30-kernel-compat.rules is owned by udev-compat 180-1 error: cannot determine ownership of directory '/lib/udev/devices' /lib/udev/devices/uinput is owned by udev-compat 180-1 /lib/udev/devices/fuse is owned by udev-compat 180-1 error: cannot determine ownership of directory '/lib/udev/devices/cpu' /lib/udev/devices/cpu/microcode is owned by udev-compat 180-1 error: cannot determine ownership of directory '/lib/udev/devices/net' /lib/udev/devices/net/tun is owned by udev-compat 180-1 error: cannot determine ownership of directory '/lib/udev/devices/snd' /lib/udev/devices/snd/timer is owned by udev-compat 180-1 /lib/udev/devices/snd/seq is owned by udev-compat 180-1 /lib/udev/devices/btrfs-control is owned by udev-compat 180-1 /lib/udev/devices/ppp is owned by udev-compat 180-1 error: cannot determine ownership of directory '/lib/udev/devices/mapper' /lib/udev/devices/mapper/control is owned by udev-compat 180-1 /lib/udev/devices/autofs is owned by udev-compat 180-1 /lib/libcidn-2.15.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libnss_dns-2.15.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libnss_nisplus.so.2 is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libmemusage.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12 /lib/libnsl-2.15.so is owned by glibc 2.15-12