[SOLVED] help: option --root is deprecated; use --sysroot instead
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help: option --root is deprecated; use --sysroot instead
I was trying to install bbpager to check it out, I got a core dump, and then I tried removing it and I got this instead.
Code:
userx@manjaro:~
$ sudo pacman -S bbpager
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Packages (1) bbpager-0.4.7-7
Total Download Size: 0.03 MiB
Total Installed Size: 0.11 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
:: Retrieving packages...
bbpager-0.4.7-7-x86_64 34.0 KiB 4.75M/s 00:00 [######################] 100%
(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%
(1/1) checking available disk space [######################] 100%
:: Processing package changes...
(1/1) installing bbpager [######################] 100%
:: Running post-transaction hooks...
(1/1) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...
userx@manjaro:~
$ bbpager
Segmentation fault (core dumped)
userx@manjaro:~
$
userx@manjaro:~
$ sudo pacman -r bbpager
warning: option --root is deprecated; use --sysroot instead
error: failed to initialize alpm library
(could not find or read directory: bbpager/var/lib/pacman/)
what is that ??
Code:
warning: option --root is deprecated; use --sysroot instead
error: failed to initialize alpm library
(could not find or read directory: bbpager/var/lib/pacman/)
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