Update error causes upgrade to fail, due to conflicting files ?

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Update error causes upgrade to fail, due to conflicting files ?

01 July 2025, 04:13:22

Update failed to complete :

"
# pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
system is up to date
world is up to date
galaxy is up to date
lib32 is up to date
extra is up to date
multilib is up to date
universe is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
warning: rsync-openrc: local (20210505-2) is newer than world (20210502-1)
warning: wxwidgets-common: local (3.3.0-1) is newer than world (3.2.8.1-2)
warning: wxwidgets-gtk3: local (3.3.0-1) is newer than world (3.2.8.1-2)
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...

Packages (44) adwaita-fonts-49.0-2 at-spi2-core-2.56.3-1 colord-1.4.8-1
device-mapper-2.03.33-1.1 fontconfig-2:2.17.0-2 gssdp-1.6.4-1
libadwaita-1:1.7.5-1 libblockdev-3.3.1-1
libblockdev-crypto-3.3.1-1 libblockdev-fs-3.3.1-1
libblockdev-loop-3.3.1-1 libblockdev-mdraid-3.3.1-1
libblockdev-nvme-3.3.1-1 libblockdev-part-3.3.1-1
libblockdev-swap-3.3.1-1 libcolord-1.4.8-1 libeinfo-0.62.5-1
libffi-3.5.1-1 libgoa-3.54.4-1 libplist-2.7.0-1
libunwind-1.8.2-1 linux-firmware-20250627-1
linux-firmware-amdgpu-20250627-1
linux-firmware-atheros-20250627-1
linux-firmware-broadcom-20250627-1
linux-firmware-cirrus-20250627-1 linux-firmware-intel-20250627-1
linux-firmware-mediatek-20250627-1
linux-firmware-nvidia-20250627-1 linux-firmware-other-20250627-1
linux-firmware-radeon-20250627-1
linux-firmware-realtek-20250627-1
linux-firmware-whence-20250627-1 lvm2-2.03.33-1.1 mujs-1.3.7-1
netpbm-10.86.47-1 openrc-0.62.5-1 pango-1:1.56.4-1
sqlite-3.50.2-1 taglib-2.1.1-1 terminus-font-4.49.1-8
vte-common-0.80.3-1 vte3-0.80.3-1 xfsprogs-6.15.0-1

Total Installed Size: 434.73 MiB
Net Upgrade Size:    69.31 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] Y
(44/44) checking keys in keyring    [######################] 100%
(44/44) checking package integrity    [######################] 100%
(44/44) loading package files [######################] 100%
(44/44) checking for file conflicts [######################] 100%
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
linux-firmware-nvidia: /usr/lib/firmware/nvidia/ad103 exists in filesystem
linux-firmware-nvidia: /usr/lib/firmware/nvidia/ad104 exists in filesystem
linux-firmware-nvidia: /usr/lib/firmware/nvidia/ad106 exists in filesystem
linux-firmware-nvidia: /usr/lib/firmware/nvidia/ad107 exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
"

Download worked normally, just that the upgrade itself terminates early due to conflicts, apparently.

Thanks in advance,
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Re: Update error causes upgrade to fail, due to conflicting files ?

Reply #1 – 01 July 2025, 04:52:56

It is saying these firmware files already exist and it refused to just overwrite them, which is usually a good thing

linux-firmware-nvidia: /usr/lib/firmware/nvidia/ad103 exists in filesystem
linux-firmware-nvidia: /usr/lib/firmware/nvidia/ad104 exists in filesystem
linux-firmware-nvidia: /usr/lib/firmware/nvidia/ad106 exists in filesystem
linux-firmware-nvidia: /usr/lib/firmware/nvidia/ad107 exists in filesystem

Did you install them manually?

You can override this with the overwrite switch on pacman. But you need to know what you are doing.

Pacman does not recognize those file as being installed by the system

From man pacman

--overwrite <glob>
   Bypass file conflict checks and overwrite conflicting files. If the
   package that is about to be installed contains files that are
   already installed and match glob, this option will cause all those
   files to be overwritten. Using --overwrite will not allow
   overwriting a directory with a file or installing packages with
   conflicting files and directories. Multiple patterns can be
   specified by separating them with a comma. May be specified multiple
   times. Patterns can be negated, such that files matching them will
   not be overwritten, by prefixing them with an exclamation mark.
   Subsequent matches will override previous ones. A leading literal
   exclamation mark or backslash needs to be escaped.

Re: Update error causes upgrade to fail, due to conflicting files ?

Reply #2 – 01 July 2025, 05:11:12

From Arch news:
linux-firmware >= 20250613.12fe085f-5 upgrade requires manual intervention

Quote

With 20250613.12fe085f-5, we split our firmware into several vendor-focused packages. linux-firmware is now an empty package depending on our default set of firmware.

Unfortunately, this coincided with upstream reorganizing the symlink layout of the NVIDIA firmware, resulting in a situation that Pacman cannot handle. When attempting to upgrade from 20250508.788aadc8-2 or earlier, you will see the following errors:

Code: [Select]
linux-firmware-nvidia: /usr/lib/firmware/nvidia/ad103 exists in filesystem
linux-firmware-nvidia: /usr/lib/firmware/nvidia/ad104 exists in filesystem
linux-firmware-nvidia: /usr/lib/firmware/nvidia/ad106 exists in filesystem
linux-firmware-nvidia: /usr/lib/firmware/nvidia/ad107 exists in filesystem
To progress with the system upgrade, first remove linux-firmware, then reinstall it as part of the upgrade:

Code: [Select]
# pacman -Rdd linux-firmware
# pacman -Syu linux-firmware

Re: Update error causes upgrade to fail, due to conflicting files ?

Reply #3 – 01 July 2025, 10:46:22

Quote from: corysanin – on 01 July 2025, 05:11:12

To progress with the system upgrade, first remove linux-firmware, then reinstall it as part of the upgrade:

Thanks - that worked here.

Re: Update error causes upgrade to fail, due to conflicting files ?

Reply #4 – 01 July 2025, 14:00:16

Quote from: corysanin – on 01 July 2025, 05:11:12

From Arch news:
linux-firmware >= 20250613.12fe085f-5 upgrade requires manual intervention

Quote
With 20250613.12fe085f-5, we split our firmware into several vendor-focused packages. linux-firmware is now an empty package depending on our default set of firmware.

Unfortunately, this coincided with upstream reorganizing the symlink layout of the NVIDIA firmware, resulting in a situation that Pacman cannot handle. When attempting to upgrade from 20250508.788aadc8-2 or earlier, you will see the following errors:

Code: [Select]
linux-firmware-nvidia: /usr/lib/firmware/nvidia/ad103 exists in filesystem
linux-firmware-nvidia: /usr/lib/firmware/nvidia/ad104 exists in filesystem
linux-firmware-nvidia: /usr/lib/firmware/nvidia/ad106 exists in filesystem
linux-firmware-nvidia: /usr/lib/firmware/nvidia/ad107 exists in filesystem
To progress with the system upgrade, first remove linux-firmware, then reinstall it as part of the upgrade:

Code: [Select]
# pacman -Rdd linux-firmware
# pacman -Syu linux-firmware

This might be worthy of being made sticky, as we are likely to see it over and over.

Re: Update error causes upgrade to fail, due to conflicting files ?

Reply #5 – 01 July 2025, 16:14:12

If I recall correctly, Artix expects its users to check Arch and Artix news on occasion. Can't remember who I heard that policy from. Personally I think it makes more sense to copy news to our site if and when it becomes relevant.

Re: Update error causes upgrade to fail, due to conflicting files ?

Reply #6 – 01 July 2025, 17:01:25

Quote from: corysanin – on 01 July 2025, 16:14:12

If I recall correctly, Artix expects its users to check Arch and Artix news on occasion. Can't remember who I heard that policy from. Personally I think it makes more sense to copy news to our site if and when it becomes relevant.

Users are incredible naive and stupid. I am a perfect example.

Re: Update error causes upgrade to fail, due to conflicting files ?

Reply #7 – 01 July 2025, 17:42:23

I hear ya. I don't post the news so it's not up to me.

Re: Update error causes upgrade to fail, due to conflicting files ?

Reply #8 – 01 July 2025, 21:33:25

That fix worked.

Thanks.