In the Xfce UI when I try to update the packages, I get “Unable to synchronize the database” error.
When I try to update the packages through the command line, I don’t see any error. However, the packages are not updated as well.
Here is the trace,
[amitt@amit-nuc7cjyh ~]$ pamac checkupdates
54 available updates:
alsa-card-profiles 1:0.3.73-1 -> 1:0.3.74-1 extra
botan 3.0.0-1 -> 3.1.1-1 extra
electron22 22.3.16-1 -> 22.3.17-1 extra
electron25 25.2.1-1 -> 25.3.0-1 extra
fakeroot 1.31-2 -> 1.32.1-1 core
firefox 115.0.1-1 -> 115.0.2-1 extra
foomatic-db 3:20230402-1 -> 3:20230709-1 extra
foomatic-db-nonfree 3:20230402-1 -> 3:20230709-1 extra
foomatic-db-nonfree-ppds 3:20230402-1 -> 3:20230709-1 extra
foomatic-db-ppds 3:20230402-1 -> 3:20230709-1 extra
game-devices-udev 0.21-1 -> 0.22-1 extra
gettext 0.21.1-5 -> 0.22-1 core
gpgme 1.20.0-3 -> 1.21.0-1 core
groff 1.23.0-1 -> 1.23.0-2 core
harfbuzz 7.3.0-2 -> 8.0.1-1 extra
harfbuzz-icu 7.3.0-2 -> 8.0.1-1 extra
iana-etc 20230524-1 -> 20230629-1 core
imagemagick 7.1.1.12-1 -> 7.1.1.12-2 extra
inxi 3.3.27.1-1 -> 3.3.28.1-2 extra
kauth 5.107.0-1 -> 5.108.0-1 extra
kcoreaddons 5.107.0-1 -> 5.108.0-1 extra
kitemmodels 5.107.0-1 -> 5.108.0-1 extra
kwindowsystem 5.107.0-1 -> 5.108.0-1 extra
lensfun 1:0.3.3-2 -> 1:0.3.4-2 extra
lib32-harfbuzz 7.3.0-2 -> 8.0.1-1 multilib
libnghttp2 1.54.0-1 -> 1.55.0-1 core
libpamac 11.5.5-2 -> 11.5.7-2 extra
libpamac-flatpak-plugin 11.5.5-1 -> 11.5.7-2 extra
libpamac-snap-plugin 11.5.5-1 -> 11.5.7-2 extra
libpipewire 1:0.3.73-1 -> 1:0.3.74-1 extra
libva-mesa-driver 23.0.4-2 -> 23.0.4-3 extra
manjaro-keyring 20230616-3 -> 20230719-2 core
manjaro-zsh-config 0.25-3 -> 0.25-7 extra
mesa 23.0.4-2 -> 23.0.4-3 extra
mesa-vdpau 23.0.4-2 -> 23.0.4-3 extra
oath-toolkit 2.6.7-1 -> 2.6.9-1 extra
pacman 6.0.2-11 -> 6.0.2-12 core
pipewire 1:0.3.73-1 -> 1:0.3.74-1 extra
poppler 23.06.0-1 -> 23.07.0-1 extra
poppler-glib 23.06.0-1 -> 23.07.0-1 extra
python-platformdirs 3.5.1-1 -> 3.8.1-1 extra
qpdf 11.4.0-2 -> 11.5.0-1 extra
snapd-glib 1.63-3 -> 1.64-1 extra
sudo 1.9.13.p3-1 -> 1.9.14.p1-1 core
suitesparse 7.1.0-1 -> 7.1.0-2 extra
systemd 253.5-2 -> 253.6-2 core
systemd-libs 253.5-2 -> 253.6-2 core
systemd-sysvcompat 253.5-2 -> 253.6-2 core
timeshift 23.06.2-1 -> 23.07.1-1 extra
vulkan-intel 23.0.4-2 -> 23.0.4-3 extra
vulkan-radeon 23.0.4-2 -> 23.0.4-3 extra
wine 8.11-1 -> 8.12-1 multilib
xorg-server 21.1.8-1 -> 21.1.8-2 extra
xorg-server-common 21.1.8-1 -> 21.1.8-2 extra
[amitt@amit-nuc7cjyh ~]$ pamac update
Preparing...
Synchronizing package databases...
Refreshing core.db...
Refreshing extra.db...
Refreshing community.db...
Refreshing multilib.db...
Warning: manjaro-hello: local (0.7.0-6) is newer than extra (0.7.0-5)
Resolving dependencies...
Checking inter-conflicts...
To upgrade (129):
alsa-card-profiles 1:0.3.75-2 (1:0.3.73-1) extra 29.1 kB
iana-etc 20230629-1 (20230524-1) core 407.7 kB
gcc-libs 13.1.1-2 (13.1.1-1) core 37.0 MB
systemd-libs 253.7-1 (253.5-2) core 1.2 MB
libnghttp2 1.55.1-1 (1.54.0-1) core 97.9 kB
curl 8.2.0-2 (8.1.2-1) core 1.2 MB
systemd 253.7-1 (253.5-2) core 9.3 MB
android-udev 20230614-1 (20230303-1) extra 9.0 kB
archlinux-appstream-data 20230715-1 (20230526-1) extra 19.3 MB
botan 3.1.1-1 (3.0.0-1) extra 2.5 MB
cython 3.0.0-1 (0.29.36-1) extra 3.6 MB
dotnet-host 7.0.9.sdk109-1 (7.0.7.sdk107-2) extra 161.0 kB
icu 73.2-2 (73.2-1) core 11.7 MB
harfbuzz 8.0.1-1 (7.3.0-2) extra 973.9 kB
mesa 23.0.4-3 (23.0.4-2) extra 29.8 MB
libva 2.19.0-1 (2.18.0-1) extra 188.0 kB
librsvg 2:2.56.3-1 (2:2.56.2-1) extra 2.6 MB
zimg 3.0.5-1 (3.0.4-1) extra 300.2 kB
highway 1.0.5-1 (1.0.4-1) extra 893.0 kB
electron22 22.3.18-1 (22.3.16-1) extra 61.0 MB
electron25 25.3.1-1 (25.2.1-1) extra 63.4 MB
fakeroot 1.32.1-1 (1.31-2) core 71.4 kB
firefox 115.0.2-1 (115.0.1-1) extra 68.4 MB
foomatic-db 3:20230709-1 (3:20230402-1) extra 903.9 kB
foomatic-db-nonfree 3:20230709-1 (3:20230402-1) extra 16.7 kB
foomatic-db-nonfree-ppds 3:20230709-1 (3:20230402-1) extra 163.1 kB
foomatic-db-ppds 3:20230709-1 (3:20230402-1) extra 51.0 MB
fuse-common 3.15.1-1 (3.14.1-1) extra 2.7 kB
fuse3 3.15.1-1 (3.14.1-1) extra 128.0 kB
game-devices-udev 0.22-1 (0.21-1) extra 32.6 kB
mpfr 4.2.0.p12-1 (4.2.0.p9-1) core 438.1 kB
gcc 13.1.1-2 (13.1.1-1) core 49.0 MB
gettext 0.22-1 (0.21.1-5) core 1.9 MB
lib32-gcc-libs 13.1.1-2 (13.1.1-1) core 32.8 MB
gpgme 1.21.0-1 (1.20.0-3) core 493.1 kB
groff 1.23.0-3 (1.23.0-1) core 2.4 MB
gstreamer 1.22.5-1 (1.22.4-2) extra 1.9 MB
gst-plugins-base-libs 1.22.5-1 (1.22.4-2) extra 2.3 MB
gst-libav 1.22.5-1 (1.22.4-2) extra 98.0 kB
wayland-protocols 1.32-1 (1.31-1) extra 82.8 kB
gst-plugins-bad-libs 1.22.5-1 (1.22.4-2) extra 2.5 MB
libpipewire 1:0.3.75-2 (1:0.3.73-1) extra 384.6 kB
libtool 2.4.7+4+g1ec8fa28-4 (2.4.7+4+g1ec8fa28-3) core 422.4 kB
openssh 9.3p2-1 (9.3p1-2) core 1.2 MB
imagemagick 7.1.1.14-1 (7.1.1.12-1) extra 8.5 MB
gst-plugins-bad 1.22.5-1 (1.22.4-2) extra 1.1 MB
gst-plugins-base 1.22.5-1 (1.22.4-2) extra 330.3 kB
gst-plugins-good 1.22.5-1 (1.22.4-2) extra 2.3 MB
gst-plugins-ugly 1.22.5-1 (1.22.4-2) extra 216.6 kB
harfbuzz-icu 8.0.1-1 (7.3.0-2) extra 8.2 kB
hwinfo 23.2-1 (23.1-1) extra 1.0 MB
inxi 3.3.28.1-2 (3.3.27.1-1) extra 413.7 kB
jre17-openjdk-headless 17.0.8.u7-1 (17.0.7.u7-1) extra 40.1 MB
jre17-openjdk 17.0.8.u7-1 (17.0.7.u7-1) extra 188.2 kB
jdk17-openjdk 17.0.8.u7-1 (17.0.7.u7-1) extra 246.8 MB
qt5-base 5.15.10+kde+r135-1 (5.15.10+kde+r130-1) extra 13.7 MB
kcoreaddons 5.108.0-1.0 (5.107.0-1) extra 1.6 MB
kauth 5.108.0-1 (5.107.0-1) extra 329.0 kB
kitemmodels 5.108.0-1 (5.107.0-1) extra 598.1 kB
kwindowsystem 5.108.0-1 (5.107.0-1) extra 852.5 kB
lensfun 1:0.3.4-2 (1:0.3.3-2) extra 407.8 kB
lib32-curl 8.2.0-1 (8.1.2-1) multilib 294.4 kB
lib32-harfbuzz 8.0.1-1 (7.3.0-2) multilib 829.8 kB
lib32-libva-mesa-driver 23.0.4-3 (23.0.4-2) multilib 4.3 MB
lib32-mesa 23.0.4-3 (23.0.4-2) multilib 25.7 MB
lib32-mesa-vdpau 23.0.4-3 (23.0.4-2) multilib 4.5 MB
lib32-systemd 253.7-1 (253.5-1) multilib 885.2 kB
lib32-vulkan-intel 23.0.4-3 (23.0.4-2) multilib 6.9 MB
vulkan-radeon 23.0.4-3 (23.0.4-2) extra 2.7 MB
lib32-vulkan-radeon 23.0.4-3 (23.0.4-2) multilib 2.8 MB
libarchive 3.7.0-2 (3.6.2-2) core 546.2 kB
libbpf 1.2.2-1 (1.2.0-1) core 244.9 kB
python-certifi 2023.07.22-1 (2023.05.07-1) extra 9.2 kB
pacman 6.0.2-13 (6.0.2-11) core 1.2 MB
libpamac 11.5.7-2 (11.5.5-2) extra 881.2 kB
pipewire 1:0.3.75-2 (1:0.3.73-1) extra 658.9 kB
libpamac-flatpak-plugin 11.5.7-2 (11.5.5-1) extra 33.7 kB
qt5-declarative 5.15.10+kde+r29-1 (5.15.10+kde+r26-1) extra 5.1 MB
snapd-glib 1.64-1 (1.63-3) extra 1.0 MB
libpamac-snap-plugin 11.5.7-2 (11.5.5-1) extra 30.4 kB
libplacebo 5.264.1-1 (5.229.2-2) extra 426.3 kB
libsynctex 2023.66984-15 (2023.66984-13) extra 50.0 kB
libva-mesa-driver 23.0.4-3 (23.0.4-2) extra 4.5 MB
libwbclient 4.18.5-2 (4.18.4-1) extra 36.8 kB
linux-firmware-whence 20230724.59fbffa9-1 (20230625.ee91452d-2) core 44.3 kB
linux-firmware 20230724.59fbffa9-1 (20230625.ee91452d-2) core 80.4 MB
mkinitcpio 36-3 (36-2) core 60.5 kB
linux515 5.15.122-1 (5.15.120-1) core 104.9 MB
luajit 2.1.0.beta3.r493.g8635cbab-1 (2.1.0.beta3.r481.g51fb2f2c-1) extra 329.2 kB
manjaro-keyring 20230719-2 (20230616-3) core 86.7 kB
manjaro-release 23.0.0rc-2 (23.0.0pre-1) core 16.6 kB
manjaro-zsh-config 0.26-1 (0.25-3) extra 73.8 kB
mesa-vdpau 23.0.4-3 (23.0.4-2) extra 4.4 MB
mhwd-nvidia 535.86.05-1 (535.54.03-1) extra 26.5 kB
nano-syntax-highlighting 2020.10.10+10+g1aa64a8-2 (2020.10.10+10+g1aa64a8-1) extra 103.4 kB
oath-toolkit 2.6.9-1 (2.6.7-1) extra 252.2 kB
poppler 23.07.0-1 (23.06.0-1) extra 1.6 MB
poppler-glib 23.07.0-1 (23.06.0-1) extra 313.5 kB
python-fastjsonschema 2.18.0-1 (2.17.1-1) extra 51.1 kB
python-pillow 10.0.0-2 (10.0.0-1) extra 816.2 kB
python-typing_extensions 4.7.1-1 (4.7.0-1) extra 69.2 kB
python-platformdirs 3.9.1-1 (3.5.1-1) extra 31.7 kB
python-pyqt5-sip 12.12.2-1 (12.12.1-2) extra 76.3 kB
qpdf 11.5.0-1 (11.4.0-2) extra 977.3 kB
vulkan-headers 1:1.3.257-1 (1:1.3.256-1) extra 1.1 MB
qt6-translations 6.5.2-1 (6.5.1-1) extra 1.8 MB
qt6-base 6.5.2-1 (6.5.1-5) extra 14.1 MB
qt6-declarative 6.5.2-1 (6.5.1-2) extra 11.9 MB
talloc 2.4.1-1 (2.4.0-3) extra 48.4 kB
tdb 1.4.9-1 (1.4.8-2) extra 73.3 kB
tevent 1:0.15.0-1 (1:0.14.1-2) extra 56.7 kB
smbclient 4.18.5-2 (4.18.4-1) extra 7.1 MB
samba 4.18.5-2 (4.18.4-1) extra 8.6 MB
spectre-meltdown-checker 0.46-1 (0.45+8+g6a61df2-1) extra 85.9 kB
sudo 1.9.14.p2-1 (1.9.13.p3-1) core 1.9 MB
suitesparse 7.1.0-2 (7.1.0-1) extra 23.4 MB
systemd-sysvcompat 253.7-1 (253.5-2) core 6.7 kB
thunderbird 115.0.1-1 (102.13.0-1) extra 58.7 MB
timeshift 23.07.1-1 (23.06.2-1) extra 841.8 kB
unrar 1:6.2.9-1 (1:6.2.8-1) extra 143.9 kB
vlc 3.0.18-13 (3.0.18-12) extra 12.1 MB
vulkan-intel 23.0.4-3 (23.0.4-2) extra 7.4 MB
webkit2gtk 2.40.4-1 (2.40.3-1) extra 28.0 MB
webkit2gtk-4.1 2.40.4-1 (2.40.3-1) extra 28.0 MB
wine 8.12-1 (8.11-1) multilib 67.6 MB
xfce4-cpugraph-plugin 1.2.8-1 (1.2.7-1) extra 124.7 kB
xfce4-verve-plugin 2.0.3-1 (2.0.1-1) extra 48.7 kB
xorg-server-common 21.1.8-2 (21.1.8-1) extra 32.5 kB
xorg-server 21.1.8-2 (21.1.8-1) extra 1.8 MB
Total download size: 1.3 GB
Total installed size: 2.2 MB
Apply transaction ? [y/N] y
==== AUTHENTICATING FOR org.manjaro.pamac.commit ====
Authentication is required to install, update, or remove packages
Authenticating as: Amit Tendulkar (amitt)
Password:
==== AUTHENTICATION COMPLETE ====
Transaction successfully finished.
After this the checkupdates command shows the same packages available for update.
I checked the other threads. Everywhere people have mentioned the “unable to lock the database” error. However, I am not getting any such error.
Any tips?
OS version info,
[amitt@amit-nuc7cjyh ~]$ lsb_release --all
LSB Version: n/a
Distributor ID: ManjaroLinux
Description: Manjaro Linux
Release: 23.0.0
Codename: UltimaThule