[arch-general] Problems of using pacman and updating the filesystem

Caorenzhi rcrg4 at mail.missouri.edu
Fri Mar 7 02:13:37 EST 2014


Hi, there are some files in /sbin,/usr/sbin. Should I just remove them directly and then run pacman -s filesystem?   I find out that I cannot access the internet this time, can I still use that command?

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On Mar 7, 2014, at 1:07, Simon Brand <simon.brand at postadigitale.de> wrote:

> Am 07.03.2014 07:49, schrieb Cao, Renzhi (MU-Student):
>> Now, for my problem, is there any way to repair that? Or you think I should reinstall my arch linux system?
> 
> I am not a fan of reinstalling only to fix the system, but you should
> update more frequently ;)
> 
> Chroot into your system, then look into /bin, /sbin and /usr/sbin, there
> shouldnt be any files. You can try then
> pacman -S filesystem
> 
> Good luck!
> 


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