[arch-announce] Java users: manual intervention required before upgrade

[Arch Linux: Recent news updates: Guillaume Alaux]

Guillaume Alaux wrote:

To circumvent a conflicting files issue, manual intervention is required **only
if package `java-common` is installed**. This can be checked with the following
command:


    $ pacman -Q java-common

    java-common ...


If so, please run the following **prior** to upgrading:


    # archlinux-java unset

    # pacman -Sydd --asdeps java-runtime-common

    :: java-runtime-common and java-common are in conflict. Remove java-common?
[y/N] y

    # archlinux-java fix


You can then go ahead and upgrade:


    # pacman -Su


Please note that new package [`java-runtime-common`][1] does **not** use nor
support forcing `JAVA_HOME` as former package `java-common` did. See the [Java
wiki page][2] for more info.

   [1]: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/any/java-common/

   [2]: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Java

URL: https://www.archlinux.org/news/java-users-manual-intervention-required-before-upgrade/