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Pacman upgrade error and how to fix it


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If you are getting the following message when trying to update:

:: Starting full system upgrade...:: package-query: requires pacmanOpen up a terminal and run the following commands:
# pacman -Rsn package-query yaourt# pacman -Syyu# pacman-db-upgrade

Also, the update provides a new pacman mirrorlist so you may want to run rank-mirrors again:

# cd /etc/pacman.d# cp mirrorlist mirrorlist.backup# nano mirrorlist.pacnew

Uncomment out all of the mirrors in your specific country, and then save/exit nano.Then run:

# rankmirrrors -n 7 mirrorlist.pacnew > mirrorlist

This will choose the 7 fastest mirrors for you to use.Next run this command to reload your mirrorlist and start the upgrade:

# pacman -Syyu

Then everything should be fixed for you. :w00t:

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Also, the update provides a new pacman mirrorlist so you may want to run rank-mirrors again:
# cd /etc/pacman.d# cp mirrorlist mirrorlist.backup# nano mirrorlist.pacnew

Comment out all of the mirrors in your specific country, and then save/exit nano.Then run:

# rankmirrrors -n 7 mirrorlist.pacnew > mirrorlist# pacman -Syyu

This will choose the 7 fastest mirrors for you to use.

Do you mean uncomment all mirrors in your specific country?
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Yup. Like for instance:

## Ukraine#Server = ftp://ftp.linux.kiev.ua/pub/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch#Server = http://ftp.linux.kiev.ua/pub/Linux/ArchLinux/$repo/os/$arch## United StatesServer = ftp://archlinux.supsec.org/pub/linux/arch/$repo/os/$archServer = http://archlinux.supsec.org/$repo/os/$archServer = ftp://cake.lib.fit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$archServer = http://cake.lib.fit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$archServer = http://mirrors.cat.pdx.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$archServer = http://mirror.ece.vt.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$archServer = ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/$repo/os/$archServer = ftp://ftp.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$archServer = http://www.gtlib.gatech.edu/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$archServer = ftp://mirrors.hosef.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$archServer = http://mirrors.hosef.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$archServer = http://hpc.arc.georgetown.edu/mirror/archlinux/$repo/os/$archServer = ftp://distro.ibiblio.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$archServer = http://distro.ibiblio.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$archServer = ftp://lug.mtu.edu/archlinux/ftpfull/$repo/os/$archServer = http://lug.mtu.edu/archlinux/ftpfull/$repo/os/$archServer = ftp://mirrors.xmission.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$archServer = http://mirrors.xmission.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$archServer = http://mirror.mocker.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$archServer = ftp://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$archServer = http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$archServer = ftp://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$archServer = http://mirror.rit.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$archServer = http://mirrors.rutgers.edu/archlinux/$repo/os/$archServer = http://mirror.yellowfiber.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

Oops sorry fixed :w00t:

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V.T. Eric Layton

Hmm... I just Syu'd last night without any errors. I also installed flashplugin-prerelease from yaourt. That worked fine, too. :w00t:

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Hmm... I just Syu'd last night without any errors. I also installed flashplugin-prerelease from yaourt. That worked fine, too. :w00t:
Well I got the error this morning. I had Vagabond email me about it two days ago so who knows. Just a heads up though.Also, I use the flashplugin-prelease as well. It works great for me.
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V.T. Eric Layton

I have a "Square" version that I d-loaded direct from Adobe Labs. It works OK in Slack, but Arch didn't want to recognize it, so I used the one in AUR. Works great. :)

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I have a "Square" version that I d-loaded direct from Adobe Labs. It works OK in Slack, but Arch didn't want to recognize it, so I used the one in AUR. Works great. :)
Kewl :thumbsup:The Yaourt package should be the same build you are using in Slackware. The source in the PKGBUILD file shows http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashpl...imes/incubator/ as the source.
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V.T. Eric Layton

Yup. It's the same build.Oh, and I did just get the Pacman upgrade error. Going to follow your instructions above to fix right now. :)

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