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Arch update fails with file conflicts

Hi,

When I tried to update today, I was asked if I wanted to replace java-common with extra/java-runtime-common. The update failed. It did not matter whether I accepted the default or said n to the request.

What do I need to do to get rid of the file conflicts? Besides the brute-force option of manually deleting the named files?

Code:

216 16:09:53 / # pacman -Syu

:: Synchronizing package databases...

 core                    116.7 KiB  110K/s 00:01 [######################] 100%

 extra                  1767.0 KiB  218K/s 00:08 [######################] 100%

error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from mirror.us.leaseweb.net : Recv failure: Connection reset by peer

 community                  2.3 MiB  147K/s 00:16 [######################] 100%

error: failed retrieving file 'multilib.db' from mirror.us.leaseweb.net : Recv failure: Connection reset by peer

 multilib                118.7 KiB  81.3K/s 00:01 [######################] 100%

 gnome15 is up to date

:: Starting full system upgrade...

:: Replace java-common with extra/java-runtime-common? [Y/n] 

resolving dependencies...

looking for inter-conflicts...



Packages (66): bash-4.3.030-1  bluez-5.24-1  boost-libs-1.56.0-2

              cups-filters-1.0.61-1  dhcpcd-6.5.0-1  digikam-4.2.0-3

              ffmpeg-1:2.4.2-1  foomatic-db-3:20141011-1

              foomatic-db-engine-3:20141011-1  gegl-0.2.0-13

              gimp-help-en_gb-2.8.2-3  gnutls-3.3.9-1  imagemagick-6.8.9.8-1

              java-common-1-8 [removal]  java-environment-common-2-1

              java-runtime-common-2-1  jdk7-openjdk-7.u65_2.5.2-3

              jemalloc-3.6.0-1  jre7-openjdk-7.u65_2.5.2-3

              jre7-openjdk-headless-7.u65_2.5.2-3  k3b-2.0.2-11

              kde-gtk-config-2.2.1-2  kdebase-runtime-4.14.1-4

              kdelibs-4.14.1-2  kdiff3-0.9.98-2  lib32-libtasn1-4.2-1

              lib32-mesa-10.3.1-1  lib32-mesa-dri-10.3.1-1

              lib32-mesa-libgl-10.3.1-1  lib32-mpg123-1.21.0-1

              lib32-pcre-8.36-1  lib32-xz-5.0.7-1  libdvdnav-5.0.1-1

              libibus-1.5.9-3  libkface-4.2.0-3  libkfbapi-1.0-2

              libkgeomap-4.2.0-3  libkpeople-0.2.2-2  libktorrent-1.3.1-3

              libldap-2.4.40-1  libmariadbclient-10.0.14-2  libogg-1.3.2-1

              libtiff-4.0.3-5  linux-3.16.4-1  lirc-utils-1:0.9.1.a-5

              man-pages-3.74-1  mariadb-10.0.14-2  mariadb-clients-10.0.14-2

              mesa-10.3.1-1  mesa-dri-10.3.1-1  mesa-libgl-10.3.1-1

              mono-3.10.0-1  mpg123-1.21.0-1  nfs-utils-1.3.1-1

              nvidia-utils-343.22-1  pcre-8.36-1  polkit-kde-0.99.0-5

              protobuf-2.6.0-2  protobuf-c-1.0.2-1  python-3.4.2-1

              python2-pillow-2.6.0-1  qscintilla-2.8.4-2

              speech-dispatcher-0.8.1-1  sudo-1.8.11.p1-1  syslinux-6.03-1

              telepathy-kde-common-internals-0.8.1-3



Total Download Size:    361.18 MiB

Total Installed Size:  1095.89 MiB

Net Upgrade Size:      -3.69 MiB



:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] 

:: Retrieving packages ...

 bash-4.3.030-1-x86_64  1237.5 KiB  148K/s 00:08 [######################] 100%

 dhcpcd-6.5.0-1-x86_64    132.3 KiB  35.2K/s 00:04 [######################] 100%

 pcre-8.36-1-x86_64      903.6 KiB  143K/s 00:06 [######################] 100%

...

 lib32-mpg123-1.21.0...  115.5 KiB  105K/s 00:01 [######################] 100%

 lib32-pcre-8.36-1-x...  322.9 KiB  42.0K/s 00:08 [######################] 100%

 lib32-xz-5.0.7-1-x86_64  72.1 KiB  18.0K/s 00:04 [######################] 100%

(65/65) checking keys in keyring                  [######################] 100%

(65/65) checking package integrity                [######################] 100%

(65/65) loading package files                      [######################] 100%

(65/65) checking for file conflicts                [######################] 100%

error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)

java-runtime-common: /usr/bin/java exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/bin/keytool exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/bin/orbd exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/bin/pack200 exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/bin/policytool exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/bin/rmid exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/bin/rmiregistry exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/bin/servertool exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/bin/tnameserv exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/bin/unpack200 exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/lib/jvm/default exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/lib/jvm/default-runtime exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/appletviewer exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/extcheck exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/idlj exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/jar exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/jarsigner exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/javac exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/javadoc exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/javah exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/javap exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/jcmd exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/jconsole exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/jdb exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/jhat exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/jinfo exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/jmap exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/jps exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/jrunscript exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/jsadebugd exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/jstack exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/jstat exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/jstatd exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/native2ascii exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/rmic exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/schemagen exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/serialver exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/wsgen exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/wsimport exists in filesystem

java-environment-common: /usr/bin/xjc exists in filesystem

Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

217 17:02:02 / #

Arch uses their news service to warn of upcoming potential breakages, and circumvention.
Pays to stay on top of that prior to updating.

...in other words: can you read? => www.archlinux.org

Yes, but that requires opening my eyes...
I was not aware that sometimes manual intervention would be required. Thanks for providing the link.

I appear to have tied myself in a knot. I forced a delete of java-common when I was trying to get the update to work. Now when I try to follow the instructions at the link, I find that java-common is not installed, and I do not have an 'archlinux-java' command.

Code:

pacman -Sydd --asdeps java-runtime-common

still fails, but with only about half the conflicting files.

Code:

# pacman -Q java-common

error: package 'java-common' was not found

# archlinux-java unset

bash: archlinux-java: command not found

# pacman -S java-common

error: target not found: java-common

# pacman -Sydd --asdeps java-runtime-common

:: Synchronizing package databases...

 core                    116.7 KiB  110K/s 00:01 [######################] 100%

 extra                  1774.0 KiB  186K/s 00:10 [######################] 100%

 community                  2.3 MiB  218K/s 00:11 [######################] 100%

 multilib                118.9 KiB  108K/s 00:01 [######################] 100%

 gnome15 is up to date

looking for inter-conflicts...



Packages (1): java-runtime-common-2-1



Total Installed Size:  0.01 MiB



:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] 

(1/1) checking keys in keyring                    [######################] 100%

(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)

java-runtime-common: /usr/bin/java exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/bin/keytool exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/bin/orbd exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/bin/pack200 exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/bin/policytool exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/bin/rmid exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/bin/rmiregistry exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/bin/servertool exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/bin/tnameserv exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/bin/unpack200 exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/lib/jvm/default exists in filesystem

java-runtime-common: /usr/lib/jvm/default-runtime exists in filesystem

Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

Try downgrading java-common package using -Suu and pacman's cache. That is if you haven't recently cleard everythihng from pacman's cache.

Thanks for the help.

I probably did not do it right -

Code:

pacman -Suu java-common

said java-common not found, but

Code:

pacman -U /var/cache/pacman/pkg/java-common-1-8-any.pkg.tar.zx

worked and I was able to proceed.

The update appeared successful, but now thunderbird and firefox hang...
I'm sure I have a backup around here somewhere.....

Quote:

Originally Posted by CollieJim (Post 5254562)

Yes, but that requires opening my eyes...
I was not aware that sometimes manual intervention would be required. Thanks for providing the link.

and thank you for having enough self-confidence and/or sense of humour to not be pissed off by my remark.
so many people here seem to lack both.

A sense of humor is a required dependency! Tact and organisation are two words that normally do not apply to me, so it rarely affects me when I'm the target. I continually need to remind myself, when posting a problem, to *check the logs first*. To which I now add the Arch news service.

Cheers

to understand archlinux you really have to understand how much they rely on the community channels to keep it working.

...it happened to me, too. once. ever since, when an update doesn't work as expected, that's the first place i look.