[arch-general] kde-unstable with kdemod3: Total Removal and Reinstal - [SOLVED]

[David C. Rankin]

List,

	As a test on the x86_64 box where all the conflict occurred, I thought I 
would make one more stab at a clean kde-unstable install. To start, I decided 
to wipe the slate clean. The following is a summary of what was required to 
completely wipe everything out.

[23:30 archangel:/home/david] # pacman -Rs kdemod3-complete basket 
compizconfig-backend-kconfig kdemod3-gwenview kdemod3-libkdcraw kdemod3-
libkexiv2 kdemod3-libkipi opera qcad                                                                     

[23:36 archangel:/home/david] # pacman -Rs kde kde-extragear kde-meta-
kdeaccessibility kde-meta-kdeadmin kde-meta-kdeartwork kde-meta-kdebase kde-
meta-kdeedu kde-meta-kdegames kde-meta-kdegraphics kde-meta-kdemultimedia kde-
meta-kdenetwork kde-meta-kdepim kde-meta-kdeplasma-addons kde-meta-kdesdk kde-
meta-kdetoys kde-meta-kdeutils kde-meta-kdewebdev k3b                                                                 

[23:39 archangel:/home/david] # ( IFS=$'\n'; for i in $(pacman -Q | grep kde); 
do pacman -Rs ${i%%\ *}; done )

[23:41 archangel:/home/david] # pacman -Rs k9copy kdelibs-experimental 
kdebase-runtime

[23:42 archangel:/home/david] # ( IFS=$'\n'; for i in $(pacman -Q | grep kde); 
do pacman -Rs ${i%%\ *}; done )

[23:42 archangel:/home/david] # pacman -Q | grep kde
(nothing)

reboot (just for good measure - all kde is gone, including kdm3, we're in 
runlevel 3)

[23:54 archangel:/home/david] # pacman -Sy kde

==> HERE IS THE KEY (DISCUSSED IN THE EARLIER THREAD)

ANSWER: [Yes] to the first install whole content

ANSWER: [No ] to everything else (there has to be a bug here...)

:: Install whole content? [Y/n]                                                                                                             
:: group kde (including ignored packages):                                                                                                  
    kdeaccessibility  kdeadmin  kdeartwork  kdebase  kdebase-runtime  kdebase-
workspace  kdeedu  kdegames  kdegraphics  kdelibs             
    kdemultimedia  kdenetwork  kdepim  kdepimlibs  kdeplasma-addons  kdesdk  
kdetoys  kdeutils  kdewebdev                                   
:: Install whole content? [Y/n] n
:: Install kdeaccessibility from group kde? [Y/n] n
:: Install kdeadmin
:: Install kdeartwork from group kde? [Y/n] n
:: Install kdebase from group kde? [Y/n] n
:: Install kdebase-runtime from group kde? [Y/n] n
:: Install kdebase-workspace from group kde? [Y/n] n
:: Install kdeedu from group kde? [Y/n] n
:: Install kdegames from group kde? [Y/n] n
:: Install kdegraphics from group kde? [Y/n] n
:: Install kdelibs from group kde? [Y/n] n
:: Install kdemultimedia from group kde? [Y/n] n
:: Install kdenetwork from group kde? [Y/n] n
:: Install kdepim from group kde? [Y/n] n
:: Install kdepimlibs from group kde? [Y/n] n
:: Install kdeplasma-addons from group kde? [Y/n] n
:: Install kdesdk from group kde? [Y/n] n
:: Install kdetoys from group kde? [Y/n] n
:: Install kdeutils from group kde? [Y/n] n
:: Install kdewebdev from group kde? [Y/n] n

	If you fail to do this you will end up with thousands of conflicts because 
each of the packages is already included (albeit in piecemeal fashion) in the 
first block of packages you are answering "Yes" to after issuing the pacman -S 
kde command.

	First glaring question is why? Why are conflicts introduced simply by issuing 
pacman -S kde on a clean system? Also, why can't I install k3b now?

[00:47 archangel:/home/david] # pms k3b
:: Synchronizing package databases...                     
 kde-unstable is up to date                               
 core is up to date                                       
 extra is up to date                                      
 community is up to date                                  
 archlinuxfr is up to date                                
resolving dependencies...                                 
looking for inter-conflicts...                            

Targets (4): mpg123-1.7.3-1  normalize-0.7.7-3  kdemultimedia-4.2.4-1  
k3b-1.66.0alpha2-1  

Total Download Size:    0.00 MB
Total Installed Size:   18.54 MB

Proceed with installation? [Y/n] 
checking package integrity...    
(4/4) checking for file conflicts                   
[#################################################################################] 
100%
error: could not prepare transaction                                                                                                        
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)                                                                                     
kdemultimedia: /usr/bin/dragon exists in filesystem                                                                                         
kdemultimedia: /usr/bin/juk exists in filesystem                                                                                            
kdemultimedia: /usr/bin/kmix exists in filesystem                                                                                           
kdemultimedia: /usr/bin/kmixctrl exists in filesystem                                                                                       
kdemultimedia: /usr/bin/kscd exists in filesystem                                                                                           
kdemultimedia: /usr/include/audiocdencoder.h exists in filesystem                                                                           
kdemultimedia: /usr/include/libkcddb/cdinfo.h exists in filesystem                                                                          
kdemultimedia: /usr/include/libkcddb/cdinfodialog.h exists in filesystem                                                                    
kdemultimedia: /usr/include/libkcddb/client.h exists in filesystem                                                                          
kdemultimedia: /usr/include/libkcddb/configbase.h exists in filesystem                                                                      
kdemultimedia: /usr/include/libkcddb/genres.h exists in filesystem                                                                          
kdemultimedia: /usr/include/libkcddb/kcddb.h exists in filesystem                                                                           
kdemultimedia: /usr/include/libkcddb/kcddb_export.h exists in filesystem                                                                    
<snip 100 more lines of tis crud>

	If we can get k3b installed I'll almost be happy...

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