Does adding ILoveCandy to /etc/pacman.conf make a difference? I don't notice a progress bar issue. My setup: $ grep IL /etc/pacman.conf ILoveCandy $ pacman -Qi roxterm | grep On Depends On : dbus-glib vte3 hicolor-icon-theme $ pacman -Q roxterm vte3 roxterm 3.11.1-1 vte3 0.64.1-1