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I also have an alias for my helper, so I type '' | I also have an alias for my helper, so I type '' | ||
+ | ===== Tips ===== | ||
- | ===== Fixes ===== | + | ==== Maintenance |
+ | === .pacnew | ||
- | ==== AUR ==== | + | There are tools to manage '' |
- | === .SRCINFO and PKGBUILD mismatch === | + | |
- | Errors like | + | I just use [[vim# |
- | :: [package name] package(s) failed to install. | + | You can get a nice list of '' |
- | :: ensure package version does not mismatch between .SRCINFO and PKGBUILD | + | |
- | :: ensure package name has a VCS suffix if this is a devel package | + | |
- | + | ||
- | Are a [[pacaur]] problem, and can get gotten round by installing manually, or by using another helper | + | |
- | + | ||
- | [[trizen]] and [[yay]] seem to be the helpers to go for now. | + | |
==== Converting Packages ==== | ==== Converting Packages ==== | ||
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=== RPM === | === RPM === | ||
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+ | ==== Speeding Up Package Building ==== | ||
+ | * [[archw> | ||
+ | * [[archw> | ||
+ | * [[archw> | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Fixes ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== AUR ==== | ||
+ | === .SRCINFO and PKGBUILD mismatch === | ||
+ | |||
+ | Errors like | ||
+ | |||
+ | :: [package name] package(s) failed to install. | ||
+ | :: ensure package version does not mismatch between .SRCINFO and PKGBUILD | ||
+ | :: ensure package name has a VCS suffix if this is a devel package | ||
+ | |||
+ | Are a [[pacaur]] problem, and can get gotten round by installing manually, or by using another helper | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[trizen]] and [[yay]] seem to be the helpers to go for now. | ||
==== Free Space ==== | ==== Free Space ==== | ||
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To clear Pacman' | To clear Pacman' | ||
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==== Missing Files in Pacman Database ==== | ==== Missing Files in Pacman Database ==== | ||
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Just ran into a little problem where a disk error took out a bit of my pacman database. | Just ran into a little problem where a disk error took out a bit of my pacman database. | ||
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Thanks to [[https:// | Thanks to [[https:// | ||
- | ==== Speeding Up Package Building | + | ==== Broken Pacman After Partial Upgrade |
- | * [[archw> | + | |
- | * [[archw> | + | When doing a partial upgrade to get my keyring in order before a proper upgrade I mistakenly upgraded pacman too. This ca'us an error where the version of glibc that pacman needed was out of whack with the one I had installed, so pacman would not work at all. |
- | * [[archw> | + | |
+ | To fix this I downloaded a //static// version of pacman and ran a fresh '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | See: https:// | ||
===== See Also ===== | ===== See Also ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | * [[arch_linux]] | ||
{{tag> | {{tag> | ||
pacman.txt · Last modified: 2024/09/15 19:54 by rjt