Questions tagged [pacman]
A Linux package manager, originally developed for the Arch Linux distribution.
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Convert pacman package to deb or rpm?
Given a pacman package (.pkg.tar.xz), is there a tool to convert it to a deb or rpm package?
In other words, I'm looking for an equivalent to alien. So far, I got the impression that such a tool does ...
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Configure connection timeout of pacman full system upgrade
Is there a way to set the timeout which pacman uses to establish connections to repository servers? My ISP (university) has blocked several Arch Linux (I use Manjaro) AUR and a few community servers. ...
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Any way to run all hooks in pacman?
Is there any way to tell pacman (Arch Linux) to just run all post-transaction hooks, as if it had just done a full system upgrade, but without installing any packages?
I just tried to do a full ...
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pacman -Syu - too many packages to upgrade
I run sudo pacman -Syu every day on Manjaro GNU/Linux, most of the times there are only a few or no packages to update, but like every ~7 days, it may prompts to update hundreds (~500) of packages, ...
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Pacman error: could not open file: /etc/mtab: No such file or directory
I am having trouble with installing packages with pacman
Firstly updating pacman with pacman -Syu updates correctly with no issues,
however when attempting to install sudo with pacman -S sudo ...
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How do I downgrade a whole group of packages with pacman?
I need an old version of qt5 for anki. (qt5-5.7)
Therefore I would like to downgrade all qt5-packages (the whole group).
Is there a way to do this with pacman?
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Pacman(Arch linux) on LFS
Is it possible to have a package manager(in my case pacman) on LFS?
Not just compiling it will it work?
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How to restrict access to an Arch package repository?
I have created a custom package repository for Arch Linux that holds packages that for various proprietary licensing reasons cannot be shared widely. Ideally I would like to make the repository ...
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Incorrect virtualbox (kernel) installed for Manjaro/Arch/pacman
I did a bad virtualbox installation on 4.19.2-1-MANJARO with pacman.
This is my initial install stdout:
[gloom@tacos-pc etc]$ sudo pacman -S virtualbox
error: could not register 'multilib' ...
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System updates in arch linux with /boot in separate partition?
Sometimes, certain packages updating in Arch Linux will edit certain files in the /boot directory. For example:
$ sudo pacman -S linux
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==> Creating gzip-compressed initcpio image: /boot/...
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How can long NoExtract in pacman.conf be written shorter still human readable?
In the need for an Arch Linux system minimal on disk space, I did NoExtract include lots of usr/lib/modules ... /drivers/ for hardware the machine will never use.
An example from pacman.conf:
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Frequent time outs with pacman
I've been noticing that I get timeouts when using pacman. Often.
mike@longshot:~☺ sudo pacman -Syu
[sudo] password for root:
:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file '...
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Install 32 Bit Application on 64 Bit Arch Linux
I have an ancient openoffice plugin which requires the 32bit version of openoffice/libreoffice and does not work with the 64 bit version. So I would like to know, if there is any way to install the ...
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Why does pacman stop when I freeze the output with ctrl+s
I sometimes use ctrl+s to send an XOFF signal to freeze the output of a program without stopping the program itself. However, pacman, unlike most other programs, stops as if you had pressed ctrl+z. It ...
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Pacman add-repo error, is not a package file
I'm using archlinuxarm, armv7h architecture
I'm trying to use add-repo but it gives me the following error:
$ repo-add test.db.tar.gz dep/python2-numpy-1.9.2-2-armv7h.pkg.tar.xz
==> ERROR: 'dep/...
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Reinstall Arch Linux without losing downloaded packages
I was installing Arch Linux when the Internet went down. I was unable to download all the required packages. Over 70% of packages were downloaded. I'm trying to reinstall it with the command:
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50-udev-default.rules: Unknown builtin command: net_driver, lost internet connection
I'm running an Arch-based distro, and after doing a substantial update lost my internet connection (both wifi and ethernet). I'm able to roll back all of the changes and get it back, but would ...
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delete a package/app installed with pacman -U option
I have installed a docker desktop application on my Arch Linux xfce4 and I want to delete it because I want to only use docker-cli (because the docker desktop conflicts with docker-cli in services and ...
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arch pacman insists on wrong kernel version
Output from uname -a
Linux janus 5.15.85-1-lts #1 SMP Thu, 22 Dec 2022 06:22:00 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
When I build zfs-liunx I get:
checking kernel source and build directories... done
checking ...
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Can I safely remove this blackarch file?
I have added blackarch repository to my Arch Linux installation. But after some time I deleted that repository with the help of this question. But then I find out that there is still some blackarch ...
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fatal: unable to exec /etc/s6/current/scripts/rc.init: no such file or directory
During the update, my computer turned off. After the reboot, I tried to restore the download of pacman packages (pacman successfully updated everything). I reboot my computer but it couldn't boot. I ...
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How to delete indirectly self-dependent package
I want to remove the package for the /usr/bin/jupyter binary.
Consequently:
$ pacman -Qo /usr/bin/jupyter
/usr/bin/jupyter is owned by python-jupyter_core 4.11.0-1
$ pacman -R python-jupyter_core
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Cannot sync pkgs and refresh pkg databases with 'pacman' under Archlinux
On every Pacman command I get the following error
error: failed to synchronize all database (invalid URL for server)
How do I change the URL for the server? I was following this guide.
https://youtu....
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Pamac only updates binary packages but not packages from git repositories
wanted to share the following problem + solution since it took me a longer time to figure this out and hope it can save you some time stumbling upon this post:
I am using Manjaro and install the ...
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How to set an uninstalled package as installed in pacman?
I want to set two packages that I (stupidly) installed without using pacman as installed, so I don't have to bother uninstalling them and reinstalling through pacman.
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Arch linux, set up user to use pacman without full root privileges
I am trying to set up multiple levels of users on my arch linux system. I want to lock the root user, and then have 3 levels of user. On top is essentially is a full wheel root user, then under that I ...
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How to download heavier packages first in packman parallel mode?
You can enable parallel mode by uncommenting the ParallelDownloads = 5 line in /etc/pacman.conf.
My question is, can I change the order by which packages are downloaded? Can I queue the heavier ...
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Parabola GNU/Linux-libre installation: problem with key
I'm trying to install Parabola GNU/Linux-libre (OpenRC) and I repeatedly get this error during pacstrap /mnt base elogind udev-init-scripts.
error: some-package: signature from "A Packager <a-...
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Restore libraries config files before or after install?
I often have to migrate between different Arch Linux systems. Some libraries have identical configurations, but different versions.
Concrete example: on OS A, I have MariaDB 14, with config files (/...
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Error when trying to install packages via pacman on Arch Linux WSL
I am using Arch for Windows Subsystem for Linux build. Whenever I try to install a specific package (e.g. python) it displays a Y/n prompt:
:: Import PGP key [KEY], "[Name]", created: [date]? [Y/n]
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Arch Linux Installation - GPG Errors and Unrecognized Archive Format
I got a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 and have been trying to boot Arch from an ISO that I burned onto a 4 GB USB stick.
The ISO image is burned correctly and is not corrupted. The partition created on my SSD ...
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Arch Linux - pacman givers error 'could not resolve host'
I just installed Arch Linux and I'm trying to set up my wifi. I'm trying to run pacman -U to install some files I have off a USB stick, namely wpa-supplicant. When I run the command, I get a long line ...
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Fakeroot on macOS tries to delete system directories
I’m having a problem with fakeroot on macOS. I created a pacman fork. When I’d like to delete a package, pacman tries to delete /usr/ instead of a subdirectory. On Linux, it is working fine, though.
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arch linux installation base base-devel error could not open file invalid argument
I'm trying to install arch on my laptop. My pacstrap -i /mnt base base-devel fails to install one file and shows this error repeatedly:
error: could not open file /mnt/var/cache/pacman/
pkg/vi-1:...
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What is /etc/ca-certificates/extracted for?
I am running Arch Linux. I did the first update today in an embarrassingly long time. I had a conflict, that there was a file /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt that was a soft link to a file /etc/...
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Arch linuxBoot hangs on Started Update man-db cache
After a full upgrade of the system with pacman -Syu
The kernel has been updated, but when I shut down the laptop and open it again it hangs on this message:
[ OK ] Reached target Graphical ...
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Arch: Cannot open kernel arbiter, no multicard support
I'm currently using Arch Linux on a Chrombook Flip C100P in conjunction with the xf86-video-armsoc driver.
When printing the /dev/dri folder on my device as root, it detects the following:
card0 ...
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Which mirror did I download the Arch Linux package database from?
It seems that some packages in the official package repository have a new dependency which is not in the official repos:
$ sudo pacman --sync --refresh --refresh --sysupgrade
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Pacman Package manager in LFS
I'm trying to install a Linux From Scratch system. I know LFS doesn't come with a package manager, but I want to use pacman as my package manager. I googled about it and found some links but they are ...
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Having trouble using pantheon-greeter-bzr and pantheon-session-bzr on virtualbox with ArchLinux
I am trying to test ArchLinux with Pantheon on a VM on VirtualBox.
I am able to install ArchLinux and pacman -S the following packages succesfuly:
xorg-server
xorg-server-utils
virtualbox-guest-utils
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Alternatives to xsounds.org for haskell-core on arch linux
Every time I attempt to update my arch system using sudo pacman -Syu it fails because it failed to retrieve some files. The culprit is my ISP. It doesn't give me a reliable connection to the mirror of ...
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How can I install Gimp 2.9 in Arch Linux?
I am trying to install Gimp 2.9 in arch linux.
Following instructions from this site (which I can hardly understand), I have attempted to install gimp-devel via yaourt. However, I receive an error ...
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Pacstrap can't install iptables, even thougn it's already installed
I am trying to install Arch Linux ARM on my Nintendo 3DS and I have a pacman.conf file that looks like this:
HoldPkg = pacman glibc
Architecture = armv6h
#SigLevel = Required DatabaseOptional
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How to prevent the re-creation of default mkinitcpio preset file upon kernel update?
Since I’m using custom mkinitcpio presets to generate UKIs, I deleted the default preset file inside /etc/mkinitcpio.d/ that came during system installation.
Unfortunately, when pacman updates the ...
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HoloISO/Archlinux Running pacman -Syu(u) results in the next boot becoming an endless black screen
I have been running both pacman -Syu and -Syuu with the following packages:
glibc make icu qt6-base linux-firmware pcaman-contrib
archlinux-contrib gcc-libs sh python wireplumber pipewire lha
base-...
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HoloISO/Archlinux Syncing the icu package results in the next boot becoming an endless black screen
I've done -Suy syncs after syncing the icu package, which should prevent conflicts as far as I know. I've used system-update-pacman combined with the download only options to perform the upgrade after ...
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Trouble installing Kazam
I am using Blackarch which is freshly installed. When I try to install Kazam I get this error:
failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
Any ideas on how to fix it?
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Attempting to update pacman fails due to dependencies. What am I Missing?
removing libpamac breaks dependency 'libpamac>=11.4' required by arcolinux-pamac-all
removing libpamac breaks dependency 'libpamac' required by libpamac-flatpak-plugin
removing libpamac breaks ...
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How to use QtStateMachine on Arch?
I want to use QtStateMachine in one of my projects.
But I fail to find the right package to install it.
There is a package qt6-examples, which provides example code for the QtStateMachine module, but ...
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How to install specific-package-version (when multiple version available from multiple repos) in Archlinux?
I'm trying to install nim-2.0 in my system.
When I try to install with pacman -S nim or yay -S nim It direclty installs the nim-1.6.... version.
How to install package when there is multiple versions ...
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