Op maandag 9 juli 2012 17:13:47 schreef Mateusz Loskot: > On 9 July 2012 17:11, Daniel Wallace <daniel.wall...@gatech.edu> wrote: > > On Mon, Jul 09, 2012 at 04:52:08PM +0100, Mateusz Loskot wrote: > >> On 9 July 2012 16:49, David C. Rankin <drankina...@suddenlinkmail.com> wrote: > >> > Tom, All, > >> > > >> > I ran into the following error regarding util-linux upgrade. I've > >> > looked > >> > in the forum and the website, but nothing specific to it. The error is: > >> > > >> > (72/72) checking for file conflicts > >> > [###########################################] 100% > >> > error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files) > >> > util-linux: /bin/login exists in filesystem > >> > > >> > [...] > >> > >> Check the ArchLinux ARM forum: > >> > >> http://archlinuxarm.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3036&p=18467 > >> > >> where filesystem upgrade is suggested: > >> > >> pacman -Syuf > >> > >> But, I'd wait until someone confirms it is the right way to go. > > > > never -Syuf > > never -Suf > > never force an upgrade > > In this particular case, what about: > > pacman -Syu --ignore filesystem && pacman -S filesystem --force > > what is advised on the ArchLinux ARM forum too. > > (Disclaimer: I'm newbie here.) > > Best regards,
This is only valid concerning the update of the filesystem package from before 2012.6-2 to >= 2012.6-2 as noted in the newsitem [1]. Never use force if it was not advised like this in a newsitem. [1]http://www.archlinux.org/news/filesystem-upgrade-manual-intervention- required-1/ --Ike
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