On 02/03/2010 12:39 AM, David C. Rankin wrote: <snip> Guys, I've done additional testing and the original failures must have something to do with the order pacman tries to install the packages in. I was able to reinstall the packages by naming the failed packages specifically in a second upgrade attempt: [01:54 dcrgx2:/home/david] # pms --force akonadi :: Synchronizing package databases... testing is up to date core is up to date extra is up to date community-testing is up to date community is up to date archlinuxfr is up to date warning: akonadi-1.3.0-1 is up to date -- reinstalling resolving dependencies... looking for inter-conflicts... Targets (1): akonadi-1.3.0-1 Total Download Size: 0.00 MB Total Installed Size: 2.24 MB Proceed with installation? [Y/n] checking package integrity... (1/1) upgrading akonadi [####################################################] 100% [01:55 dcrgx2:/home/david] # pms --force cryptsetup deskbar-applet gmime gnome-media gnome-power-manager gnome-screensaver gnome-utils kdelibs kdebase-runtime kdepimlibs kdepim-runtime :: Synchronizing package databases... testing is up to date core is up to date extra is up to date community-testing is up to date community is up to date archlinuxfr is up to date warning: cryptsetup-1.1.0-1 is up to date -- reinstalling warning: deskbar-applet-2.28.0-2 is up to date -- reinstalling warning: gmime-2.4.14-1 is up to date -- reinstalling warning: gnome-media-2.28.5-1 is up to date -- reinstalling warning: gnome-power-manager-2.28.3-1 is up to date -- reinstalling warning: gnome-screensaver-2.28.1-1 is up to date -- reinstalling warning: gnome-utils-2.28.3-1 is up to date -- reinstalling warning: kdelibs-4.3.98-1 is up to date -- reinstalling warning: kdebase-runtime-4.3.98-1 is up to date -- reinstalling warning: kdepimlibs-4.3.98-1 is up to date -- reinstalling warning: kdepim-runtime-4.3.98-1 is up to date -- reinstalling resolving dependencies... looking for inter-conflicts... Targets (11): cryptsetup-1.1.0-1 deskbar-applet-2.28.0-2 gmime-2.4.14-1 gnome-media-2.28.5-1 gnome-power-manager-2.28.3-1 gnome-screensaver-2.28.1-1 gnome-utils-2.28.3-1 kdelibs-4.3.98-1 kdebase-runtime-4.3.98-1 kdepimlibs-4.3.98-1 kdepim-runtime-4.3.98-1 Total Download Size: 0.00 MB Total Installed Size: 165.77 MB Proceed with installation? [Y/n] checking package integrity... ( 1/11) upgrading cryptsetup [####################################################] 100% ( 2/11) upgrading deskbar-applet [####################################################] 100% ( 3/11) upgrading gmime [####################################################] 100% ( 4/11) upgrading gnome-media [####################################################] 100% ( 5/11) upgrading gnome-power-manager [####################################################] 100% ( 6/11) upgrading gnome-screensaver [####################################################] 100% ( 7/11) upgrading gnome-utils [####################################################] 100% ( 8/11) upgrading kdelibs [####################################################] 100% ( 9/11) upgrading kdebase-runtime [####################################################] 100% (10/11) upgrading kdepimlibs [####################################################] 100% (11/11) upgrading kdepim-runtime [####################################################] 100% I'll test tomorrow time permitting. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com