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System update fails on Arch Linux
- Posted June 3, 2013
Fresh droplet with Arch Linux x86_64
#pacman -Syu
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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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After following the above update the internet will also go down. I wrote down the steps I used to get a new droplet complete up-to-date at http://benjamin-hansen.com/posts/digitial-ocean-arch-linux.html
pacman -Syu --ignore filesystem,bash <br>pacman -S bash <br>pacman -Su
Thank you, thank you, thank you for posting that information. Got me out of jam!
This worked for me, thanks.
The latest post on archlinux.org helps solve this issue: <br> <br>https://www.archlinux.org/news/binaries-move-to-usrbin-requiring-update-intervention/
I just saw this issue is covered on the archlinux.org site <br>Will post back with more information