Failed to synchronize databases

[robin0800]

Remove them, you will find them in /var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync you will need root to delete them.

[mithrial]

@mithrial

pamac update

(Note, that there is no sudo!)

If you don’t want to read, I’m out.

[ZeR0ByTe]

Sorry I have read and I tried without sudo but was not working.

I read this messages and I thought was error because I don’t have permissions:

      ~  pamac update                                                                          ✔  7s   
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/local': Permission denied
Preparing...
Synchronizing package databases...
Running post-transaction hooks...                                                                              
Failed to synchronize AUR database                                                                             
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/local': Permission denied
cp: preserving times for '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/community.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/packages-meta-ext-v1.json.gz': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/community.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/extra.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/multilib.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/multilib.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/refresh_timestamp': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/core.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/core.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/extra.db': Operation not permitted
ln: failed to create symbolic link '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/local': Permission denied
cp: preserving times for '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/community.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/packages-meta-ext-v1.json.gz': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/community.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/extra.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/multilib.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/multilib.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/refresh_timestamp': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/core.files': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/core.db': Operation not permitted
chmod: changing permissions of '/var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync/extra.db': Operation not permitted
Nothing to do.
Transaction successfully finished.

[ZeR0ByTe]

I don’t remember right now but maybe yes.

[ZeR0ByTe]

like this, right?

sudo rm -rf  /var/tmp/pamac/dbs/sync

[ZeR0ByTe]

Ok I did and now the message continue appearing BUT the last refresh Sab 15 jun 2024 disappeared.
But the message continue appearing…

[Nachlese]

@ZeR0ByTe

I executed the command and now is updating a lot of things more that with -Syyu command was not updating before.

pacman only covers packages in the official repo
that is all updated

The rest is you having installed a lot of AUR packages.
Those are your responsibility. Your’s alone.

Check whether you even need them all.
Or just remove them and install whatever you need that you can’t get from the normal repos afterwards.

checking

https://aur.archlinux.org/

might also provide some insight - esp. the comments to the various packages

It appears you use pamac - with the AUR enabled.

again:
the use of AUR requires some amount of knowledge - and is your responsibility

[ZeR0ByTe]

Finally I solved.

1. I disabled AUR Packages
2. I refreshed databases:
   
   
3. I enabled AUR packages again

And now the message is not showing and works perfectly.

Thanks for your time and help!