Initial Pacman Sync, Commit Errors

Posted on September 16, 2013

Hello,

I am a complete newbie to Linux and VPS, I am using a new Arch Linux Droplet. I am attempting to sync pacman for the first time, and this is the error I get with the following command. Any ideas?

[mil3s@nomad ~]$ sudo pacman -Syu

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] Y (90/90) checking keys in keyring [######################] 100% (90/90) checking package integrity [######################] 100% (90/90) loading package files [######################] 100% (90/90) checking for file conflicts [######################] 100% error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files) filesystem: /bin exists in filesystem filesystem: /sbin exists in filesystem filesystem: /usr/sbin exists in filesystem Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

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shell

November 20, 2013

Following this guide will kill your droplet :)

Kamal Nasser

September 18, 2013

@milesmoyers: It’s not a problem if these commands do not output anything. You can now just update your system: <br> <br><pre>pacman -Syu --ignore filesystem,bash <br>pacman -S bash <br>pacman -Su</pre>

Kamal Nasser

September 16, 2013

Take a look at <a href=“https://www.archlinux.org/news/binaries-move-to-usrbin-requiring-update-intervention/”>https://www.archlinux.org/news/binaries-move-to-usrbin-requiring-update-intervention/</a>