pacman: exists in filesystem
When installing a package with pacman, I am seeing:
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
station: /usr/bin/station exists in filesystem
How do I tell pacman to install the package anyway, overwriting the existing file(s)?
linux arch-linux manjaro pacman
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When installing a package with pacman, I am seeing:
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
station: /usr/bin/station exists in filesystem
How do I tell pacman to install the package anyway, overwriting the existing file(s)?
linux arch-linux manjaro pacman
asked 1 hour ago
Tom Hale
6,56733386
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When installing a package with pacman, I am seeing:
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
station: /usr/bin/station exists in filesystem
How do I tell pacman to install the package anyway, overwriting the existing file(s)?
linux arch-linux manjaro pacman
asked 1 hour ago
Tom Hale
6,56733386
When installing a package with pacman, I am seeing:
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
station: /usr/bin/station exists in filesystem
How do I tell pacman to install the package anyway, overwriting the existing file(s)?
linux arch-linux manjaro pacman
linux arch-linux manjaro pacman
asked 1 hour ago
Tom Hale
6,56733386
asked 1 hour ago
Tom Hale
6,56733386
asked 1 hour ago
Tom Hale
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asked 1 hour ago
Tom Hale
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Check what package includes the filename:
pacman -Qo filename
If it is another package, then file a bug report: packages which have conflicting files should mark themselves as CONFLICTS causing pacman asking if you wish to replace the package.
If you're sure it's the same package, or you know what you're doing, use the --overwrite option, eg:
pacman -S package-name --overwrite /usr/bin/station
or
pacman -S package-name --overwrite '*'
The man page says:
--overwrite <glob>
Bypass file conflict checks and overwrite conflicting files. If the
package that is about to be installed contains files that are
already installed and match glob, this option will cause all those
files to be overwritten. Using --overwrite will not allow
overwriting a directory with a file or installing packages with
conflicting files and directories. Multiple patterns can be
specified by separating them with a comma. May be specified
multiple times. Patterns can be negated, such that files matching
them will not be overwritten, by prefixing them with an exclamation
mark. Subsequent matches will override previous ones. A leading
literal exclamation mark or backslash needs to be escaped.
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Check what package includes the filename:
pacman -Qo filename
If it is another package, then file a bug report: packages which have conflicting files should mark themselves as CONFLICTS causing pacman asking if you wish to replace the package.
If you're sure it's the same package, or you know what you're doing, use the --overwrite option, eg:
pacman -S package-name --overwrite /usr/bin/station
or
pacman -S package-name --overwrite '*'
The man page says:
--overwrite <glob>
Bypass file conflict checks and overwrite conflicting files. If the
package that is about to be installed contains files that are
already installed and match glob, this option will cause all those
files to be overwritten. Using --overwrite will not allow
overwriting a directory with a file or installing packages with
conflicting files and directories. Multiple patterns can be
specified by separating them with a comma. May be specified
multiple times. Patterns can be negated, such that files matching
them will not be overwritten, by prefixing them with an exclamation
mark. Subsequent matches will override previous ones. A leading
literal exclamation mark or backslash needs to be escaped.
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Check what package includes the filename:
pacman -Qo filename
If it is another package, then file a bug report: packages which have conflicting files should mark themselves as CONFLICTS causing pacman asking if you wish to replace the package.
If you're sure it's the same package, or you know what you're doing, use the --overwrite option, eg:
pacman -S package-name --overwrite /usr/bin/station
or
pacman -S package-name --overwrite '*'
The man page says:
--overwrite <glob>
Bypass file conflict checks and overwrite conflicting files. If the
package that is about to be installed contains files that are
already installed and match glob, this option will cause all those
files to be overwritten. Using --overwrite will not allow
overwriting a directory with a file or installing packages with
conflicting files and directories. Multiple patterns can be
specified by separating them with a comma. May be specified
multiple times. Patterns can be negated, such that files matching
them will not be overwritten, by prefixing them with an exclamation
mark. Subsequent matches will override previous ones. A leading
literal exclamation mark or backslash needs to be escaped.
answered 1 hour ago
Tom Hale
6,56733386
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Check what package includes the filename:
pacman -Qo filename
If it is another package, then file a bug report: packages which have conflicting files should mark themselves as CONFLICTS causing pacman asking if you wish to replace the package.
If you're sure it's the same package, or you know what you're doing, use the --overwrite option, eg:
pacman -S package-name --overwrite /usr/bin/station
or
pacman -S package-name --overwrite '*'
The man page says:
--overwrite <glob>
Bypass file conflict checks and overwrite conflicting files. If the
package that is about to be installed contains files that are
already installed and match glob, this option will cause all those
files to be overwritten. Using --overwrite will not allow
overwriting a directory with a file or installing packages with
conflicting files and directories. Multiple patterns can be
specified by separating them with a comma. May be specified
multiple times. Patterns can be negated, such that files matching
them will not be overwritten, by prefixing them with an exclamation
mark. Subsequent matches will override previous ones. A leading
literal exclamation mark or backslash needs to be escaped.
answered 1 hour ago
Tom Hale
6,56733386
Check what package includes the filename:
pacman -Qo filename
If it is another package, then file a bug report: packages which have conflicting files should mark themselves as CONFLICTS causing pacman asking if you wish to replace the package.
If you're sure it's the same package, or you know what you're doing, use the --overwrite option, eg:
pacman -S package-name --overwrite /usr/bin/station
or
pacman -S package-name --overwrite '*'
The man page says:
--overwrite <glob>
Bypass file conflict checks and overwrite conflicting files. If the
package that is about to be installed contains files that are
already installed and match glob, this option will cause all those
files to be overwritten. Using --overwrite will not allow
overwriting a directory with a file or installing packages with
conflicting files and directories. Multiple patterns can be
specified by separating them with a comma. May be specified
multiple times. Patterns can be negated, such that files matching
them will not be overwritten, by prefixing them with an exclamation
mark. Subsequent matches will override previous ones. A leading
literal exclamation mark or backslash needs to be escaped.
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