Jonathan Vasquez [2011.12.22 1128 -0500]:
It's posted on the main page :) On Dec 22, 2011 11:27 AM, "David C. Rankin" <drankinatty@suddenlinkmail.com> wrote:
Guys,
Just a quick question. Upgrade failed due to conflict with mtab:
<snip> (67/67) checking for file conflicts [#######################################] 100% error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files) filesystem: /etc/mtab exists in filesystem Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
How should I handle this? I don't think it would be a good idea to replace an active mtab with --force. What say the experts?
-- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
Slightly OT: Interestingly enough, I did exactly what the news item says not to do: deleted the mtab file and then ran pacman -Suy. This didn't cause any trouble at my end. N. -- () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments