Error while updating manjaro xfce-17.17-stable-x86_64 on onworks vm

[teeman]

Hello All,

Please I am trying to install AnyDesk on manjaro xfce-17.17-stable-x86_64 on onworks vm.

Before starting the installation, I wanted to update the system and I issued the command:

yes | sudo pacman -Syu

and I’m getting the error below:

error: required key missing from keyring
error: failed to commit transaction (unexpected error)
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.

Any help will be appreciated so that I can install AnyDesk.

[Strit]

Did you just install the system?

[freggel.doe]

@teeman

xfce-17.17-stable-x86_64

That one is really old - use a current iso if you haven’t updated for a long time or are just trying to install:

Manjaro - Downloads

Manjaro 21.0.4 Ornara released!

[21.0.4-ORNARA] We are happy to publish our latest stable release 21.0.4 called Ornara. Some notable changes have been introduced since the Nibia release in January. For once, we dropped Gnome Initial Setup routine from our ISOs. It was nice to try out, but the feedback overall was not so great. Since we also have optional OEM ISOs for our manufacturers, we see no need to further investigate into GIS. Gnome edition got exciting new features: GNOME 3.38 now combines ‘Frequent’ and ‘All’ apps …

[SmartManoj]

Actually, we are using onworks vm

[Strit]

No idea what that is.

But download and install the newest 21.0.4 ISO like suggested above.

[SmartManoj]

It is a free cloud vm. How to add links? Added in the telegram group

[Fabby]

As per Telegram, I agree with Strit and Freggel: expecting a 5 year old rolling release to still update to today in one go is going to be impossible as the full delta from then till now doesn’t exist any more.

Therefore, create your own VM from the most recent version and then keep it updated as Manjaro is a rolling release and you might be able to skip one or 2 updates, but not 3 and certainly not 10, because that’s not the architectural design of Manjaro.

If you need a distro that you only have to upgrade every couple of years and apply security patches only in-between upgrades, take something like Debian or Ubuntu: they still use a waterfall method to upgrades…

Therefore, I’ve marked this answer as the solution to your question as it is by far the best answer you’ll get.

Error while updating manjaro xfce-17.17-stable-x86_64 on onworks vm

That one is really old - use a current iso if you haven’t updated for a long time or are just trying to install:

However, if you disagree with my choice, please feel free to take any other answer as the solution to your question or even remove the solution altogether: You are in control! (If you disagree with my choice, just send me a personal message and explain why I shouldn’t have done this or or if you agree)

P.S. In the future, please don’t forget to come back and click the 3 dots below the answer to mark a solution like this below the answer that helped you most:

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