Conflicting files during update

[shiva]

hi
i use this code in command to update my manjaro linux “sudo pacman -Syyu” but i see this below Error:

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] Y
(628/628) checking keys in keyring [########################################] 100%
(628/628) checking package integrity [########################################] 100%
(628/628) loading package files [########################################] 100%
(628/628) checking for file conflicts [########################################] 100%
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons: /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/desktop-icons@csoriano/schemas/gschemas.compiled exists in filesystem
python-wheel: /usr/bin/wheel exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

could you please help me?

[Leebut]

Whenever I’ve had a file exists problem, I renamed the existing file like this, filenameOLD, and then updated again.

I strongly recommend making any required backups before changing anything and updating.

[shiva]

hi leebut
thanks for your answer. when i click on wheel file I cannot Rename or Remove it
I use this code command to update the system
sudo pacman -Syyu --overwrite=/usr/bin/wheel
but i see this error
error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
“gnome-shell-extension-desktop-icons: /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/desktop-icons@csoriano/schemas/gschemas.compiled exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.”
after use this command code
“sudo pacman -Syyu --overwrite=/usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/desktop-icons@csoriano/schemas/gschemas.compiled”
again I see this error
“error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)
python-wheel: /usr/bin/wheel exists in filesystem
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.”

i don’t know what should i do, please help me
for about 2 month i don’t update the system and now i cant

[Yochanan]

@shiva

python-wheel: /usr/bin/wheel exists in filesystem

Sounds like you’ve been using sudo with pip. Never do that. See why?

Instead, use Python packages from the repos or use a virtual environment.

[shiva]

i use this command
sudo pacman -Syyu
for update the system but I see the above Error.
what should i do to update ?

[shiva]

please help me, how can i update the system now?

[j8a]

Hi @shiva ,
You could always update the mirrors with sudo pacman-mirrors --fastrack && sudo pacman -Syyu to see whether is possible to do the upgrade.

Hope this help, regards.

[shiva]

@j8a

sudo pacman-mirrors --fastrack && sudo pacman -Syyu

hi
i use this command and this error acured
Version 4.19.1
USAGE:
pacman-mirrors [-h] [-f [NUMBER]] [-i [-d]] [-m METHOD] [–status]
[-c COUNTRY [COUNTRY…] | [–geoip] | [–continent]]
[-l] [-lc] [-q] [-t SECONDS] [-v] [-n]
[–api] [-S/-B BRANCH] [-p PREFIX]
[-P PROTO [PROTO…]] [-R] [-U URL]
pacman-mirrors: error: unrecognized arguments: --fastrack

[bill_t]

This thread will help you with your issue:

Update or package installation returns “Failed to commit transaction (conflicting files); FILENAME exists in filesystem”

I can’t install or update a package because I get (something like) this: error: could not prepare transaction error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files) libname: /insert/file/name/here exists in filesystem Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded. Why is this happening? The package manager, pacman, has detected an unexpected file already exists on disk. By design it will not overwrite files that already exist. This is a design feature, not a flaw - package managers are desig…

Read through it and choose one of the ways described in order to proceed with the system update.

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@shiva

pacman-mirrors: error: unrecognized arguments: --fastrack

You got this error because the argument you specified for pacman-mirrors is not correct. The right one is --fasttrack.
See the Manjaro Wiki for more information about pacman-mirrors:

Pacman-mirrors

[shiva]

thanks for your help.

finally i can update the system, i remove the conflict file by this command " sudo rm /usr/bin/wheel"
and then update the system