[arch-general] Pacman Error: upgrading to same package version again & again

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On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Gaurish Sharma
<contact at gaurishsharma.com>wrote:

> Hi,
> Pacman is acting weird.
> Its asking me to upgrade same set of packages over & over. Even, I have
> just
> updated said packages.I posted my query on forums[1] but helpful reply. So
> posting it here:
>
> gaurish ~ > upgrade
> :: Synchronizing package databases...
>  core                      35.9K   21.8K/s 00:00:02
> [#####################################################################]
> 100%
>  extra                    445.1K   31.6K/s 00:00:14
> [#####################################################################]
> 100%
>  community is up to date
> :: Starting full system upgrade...
> warning: go-openoffice: ignoring package upgrade (3.2.0.4-1 => 3.2.0.5-1)
> resolving dependencies...
> looking for inter-conflicts...
>
> Targets (8): flashplugin-10.0.45.2-1  fuse-2.8.3-1  gstreamer0.10-base-
> plugins-0.10.26-1  soprano-2.4.0.1-1  kdelibs-4.4.0-4
>             ppp-2.4.5-1  rp-pppoe-3.10-4  vi-050325-2
>
> Total Download Size:    0.15 MB
> Total Installed Size:   97.46 MB
>
> Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
> :: Retrieving packages from core...
>  vi-050325-2-x86_64       158.3K   17.8K/s 00:00:09
> [#####################################################################]
> 100%
> checking package integrity...
> (8/8) checking for file conflicts
> [#####################################################################]
> 100%
> (1/8) upgrading flashplugin
> [#####################################################################]
> 100%
> (2/8) upgrading fuse
> [#####################################################################]
> 100%
> (3/8) upgrading gstreamer0.10-base-plugins
> [#####################################################################]
> 100%
> (4/8) upgrading soprano
> [#####################################################################]
> 100%
> (5/8) upgrading kdelibs
> [#####################################################################]
> 100%
> (6/8) upgrading ppp
> [#####################################################################]
> 100%
> (7/8) upgrading rp-pppoe
> [#####################################################################]
> 100%
> >>> The kernel-mode plugin has a new place.
> >>> It's now located under /usr/lib/rp-pppoe/rp-pppoe.so
> >>> Change LINUX_PLUGIN to the new path in your /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf
> (8/8) upgrading vi
> [#####################################################################]
> 100%
>
>
> Now If I run the update again, it still asks to upgrade same set of
> packages
> again.
>
>
>
> gaurish ~ > upgrade
> :: Synchronizing package databases...
>  core is up to date
>  extra is up to date
>  community is up to date
> :: Starting full system upgrade...
> warning: go-openoffice: ignoring package upgrade (3.2.0.4-1 => 3.2.0.5-1)
> resolving dependencies...
> looking for inter-conflicts...
>
> Targets (7): flashplugin-10.0.45.2-1  fuse-2.8.3-1  gstreamer0.10-base-
> plugins-0.10.26-1  soprano-2.4.0.1-1  kdelibs-4.4.0-4
>             ppp-2.4.5-1  rp-pppoe-3.10-4
>
> Total Download Size:    0.00 MB
> Total Installed Size:   97.12 MB
>
> Proceed with installation? [Y/n] y
> checking package integrity...
> (7/7) checking for file conflicts
> [#####################################################################]
> 100%
> (1/7) upgrading flashplugin
> [#####################################################################]
> 100%
> (2/7) upgrading fuse
> [#####################################################################]
> 100%
> (3/7) upgrading gstreamer0.10-base-plugins
> [#####################################################################]
> 100%
> (4/7) upgrading soprano
> [#####################################################################]
> 100%
> (5/7) upgrading kdelibs
> [#####################################################################]
> 100%
> (6/7) upgrading ppp
> [#####################################################################]
> 100%
> (7/7) upgrading rp-pppoe
> [#####################################################################]
> 100%
> >>> The kernel-mode plugin has a new place.
> >>> It's now located under /usr/lib/rp-pppoe/rp-pppoe.so
> >>> Change LINUX_PLUGIN to the new path in your /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf
>
>
> This errors is weird and I also have fsck root, /home partition . I would
> apreciate your help in solving this
>
>
> [1] http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=91207
>

Maybe try cleaning the pacman cache.