On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 1:44 PM, Dan McGee
From this, either "xorg-twm" or "inputproto" would be next in the targets list, meaning pacman might be failing on one of those...
-Dan
Ok, got it! It's "xorg-twm" that is causing the problem : # pacman -Sp xorg-twm resolving dependencies... error: failed to prepare transaction (package filename is not valid) (Thank's to Raeven for suggesting the -p) I have removed this package : # pacman -R xorg-twm checking dependencies... warning: /etc/X11/twm/system.twmrc saved as /etc/X11/twm/system.twmrc.pacsave (1/1) removing xorg-twm [############################################################] 100% But now pacman -Syu stops a little further with the same error. This time it seems to be "xcb-util" that is the culprit : # pacman -Sp xcb-util resolving dependencies... error: failed to prepare transaction (package filename is not valid) I don't get it. I update my system every week or so and everything was going fine. I don't understand why it seems so mixed up. If I do : # pacman -Ss xorg-twm extra/xorg-twm 1.0.4-2 It looks like "xorg-twm" is a valid package. How come I can't install it? # pacman -S xorg-twm resolving dependencies... looking for inter-conflicts... error: failed to prepare transaction (package filename is not valid) I am greatfull for all of you guys help (even though I'm more confused than at the beginning :)