Continuing the discussion from Manjaro wont't boot - /boot/efi can't mount:
So I have fixed the linked issue where my entire system broke. But am still face a situation where I have a ton of not applied updates which may have caused this situation.
$ sudo pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core is up to date
extra 1889,1 KiB 4,42 MiB/s 00:00 [################################################] 100%
community 7,0 MiB 5,70 MiB/s 00:01 [################################################] 100%
multilib is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
warning: manjaro-hello: local (0.6.7-2) is newer than extra (0.6.6-11)
warning: python-pyqt5: local (5.15.6-7.1) is newer than extra (5.15.6-7)
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
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btrfs-progs-5.16.2-1 bubblewrap-0.6.1-1 calibre-5.37.0-1 chromaprint-1.5.1-2 clang-13.0.1-2 cni-plugins-1.1.0-1
cockpit-263-1 cockpit-machines-262-1 cockpit-pcp-263-1 code-1.64.2-1 colord-1.4.6-1 colord-sane-1.4.6-1
containerd-1.6.0-2 containers-common-1:0.44.4-1 cups-filters-1.28.12-1 dtc-1.6.1-4 electron-16.0.8-2
electron12-12.2.3-3 electron13-13.6.9-1 electron15-15.3.7-2 electron9-9.4.4-5 element-desktop-1.10.4-1
element-web-1.10.4-1 elfutils-0.186-5 evolution-data-server-3.42.4-2 exa-0.10.1-5 faudio-22.02-1 ffmpeg-2:5.0-4
ffmpegthumbnailer-2.2.2-4 firefox-98.0-1 flatpak-1.12.6-1 freeglut-3.2.2-1 freerdp-2:2.6.0-1 gcc-11.2.0-3
gegl-0.4.34-2 geocode-glib-3.26.2+r9+g6047da3-1 git-lfs-3.1.2-1 gpgme-1.17.0-2 grub-btrfs-4.11-2 gst-libav-1.20.0-2
gst-plugins-bad-1.20.0-2 gst-plugins-bad-libs-1.20.0-2 gst-plugins-base-1.20.0-2 gst-plugins-base-libs-1.20.0-2
gst-plugins-good-1.20.0-2 gst-plugins-ugly-1.20.0-2 gstreamer-1.20.0-2 gtk3-1:3.24.31-3 gtk4-1:4.6.1-2 gvfs-1.48.1-3
gvfs-afc-1.48.1-3 gvfs-gphoto2-1.48.1-3 gvfs-mtp-1.48.1-3 gvfs-nfs-1.48.1-3 gvfs-smb-1.48.1-3 gwenhywfar-5.8.2-1
harfbuzz-icu-3.4.0-1 hexchat-2.16.1-1 imagemagick-7.1.0.26-1 imagewriter-1.10.1432200249.1d253d9.2.11-1
intel-ucode-20220207-1 inxi-3.3.13.1-1 ipython-8.1.0-1 jdk11-openjdk-11.0.15.u3-1 jdk8-openjdk-8.332.u02-1
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kconfigwidgets-5.91.0-1 kcontacts-1:5.91.0-1 kcoreaddons-5.91.0-1 kcrash-5.91.0-1 kdbusaddons-5.91.0-1
kdeclarative-5.91.0-1 kded-5.91.0-1 keepass-2.50-1 kglobalaccel-5.91.0-1 kguiaddons-5.91.0-1 kholidays-1:5.91.0-1
khtml-5.91.0-1 ki18n-5.91.0-1 kiconthemes-5.91.0-1 kinit-5.91.0-1 kio-5.91.0-1 kitemmodels-5.91.0-1
kitemviews-5.91.0-1 kjobwidgets-5.91.0-1 kjs-5.91.0-1 knewstuff-5.91.0-1 knotifications-5.91.0-1 kpackage-5.91.0-1
kparts-5.91.0-1 kservice-5.91.0-1 ktextwidgets-5.91.0-1 kubectl-1.23.4-1 kwallet-5.91.0-1 kwayland-5.91.0-1
kwidgetsaddons-5.91.0-1 kwindowsystem-5.91.0-1 kxmlgui-5.91.0-1 lib32-expat-2.4.6-1 lib32-flac-1.3.4-2
lib32-gcc-libs-11.2.0-3 lib32-glib2-2.70.4-1 lib32-gst-plugins-base-libs-1.20.0-1 lib32-gstreamer-1.20.0-1
lib32-harfbuzz-3.4.0-1 lib32-lcms2-2.13.1-1 lib32-libdrm-2.4.110-1 lib32-libpulse-15.0-2 lib32-librsvg-2:2.52.6-1
lib32-libva-mesa-driver-21.3.7-1 lib32-libxslt-1.1.35-1 lib32-mesa-21.3.7-1 lib32-mesa-vdpau-21.3.7-1
lib32-opus-1.3.1-2 lib32-pango-1:1.50.4-1 lib32-util-linux-2.37.4-1 lib32-vulkan-intel-21.3.7-1
lib32-vulkan-radeon-21.3.7-1 libavtp-0.2.0-1 libb64-1.2.1-4 libbpf-0.7.0-1 libcgif-0.2.0-1 libcolord-1.4.6-1
libde265-1.0.8-2 libgee-0.20.5-1 libgit2-1:1.4.1-1 libgweather-40.0+r87+g80e5a652-1 libkate-0.4.1-8 libkleo-21.12.2-2
libmm-glib-1.18.6-1 libmpc-1.2.1-2 libmwaw-0.3.21-2 libnfs-5.0.1-1 libpamac-11.2.0-13
libpamac-flatpak-plugin-11.2.0-13 libpamac-snap-plugin-11.2.0-13 libqmi-1.30.4-1 libqrtr-glib-1.2.2-1
libreoffice-still-7.2.5-4 libsecret-0.20.5-1 libspectre-0.2.10-1 libunrar-1:6.1.5-1 libupnp-1.14.12-3
libva-mesa-driver-21.3.7-1 libvips-8.12.2-1 libwnck3-40.1-1 linux-firmware-20220209.6342082-1
linux-firmware-whence-20220209.6342082-1 linux510-5.10.102-1 linux510-broadcom-wl-6.30.223.271-121 linux54-5.4.181-2
linux54-broadcom-wl-6.30.223.271-193 lirc-1:0.10.1-12 lsb-release-2.0.r48.3cf5103-1 lxd-4.23-1 lynx-2.8.9-5
man-db-2.10.1-1 manjaro-release-21.2.4-1 maturin-0.12.9-1 menulibre-2.2.3-3 mesa-vdpau-21.3.7-1 mhwd-nvidia-510.54-1
mkinitcpio-busybox-1.35.0-1 modemmanager-1.18.6-1 mpfr-4.1.0.p13-2 mplayer-38322-3 mugshot-0.4.3-3 nano-6.2-1
nodejs-17.6.0-1 npm-8.5.1-1 obs-studio-27.2.1-1 openal-1.21.1-3 openconnect-1:8.20-1 opera-84.0.4316.14-1
pamac-cli-10.3.0-6 pamac-gtk-10.3.0-6 perl-file-mimeinfo-0.31-1 perl-http-daemon-6.13-1 perl-net-http-6.22-1
pipewire-1:0.3.47-2 postgresql-libs-13.6-1 prison-5.91.0-1 pulseaudio-15.0-4 pulseaudio-alsa-1:1.2.6-3
pulseaudio-bluetooth-15.0-4 pulseaudio-equalizer-15.0-4 pulseaudio-jack-15.0-4 pulseaudio-lirc-15.0-4
pulseaudio-rtp-15.0-4 pulseaudio-zeroconf-15.0-4 python-boto3-1.21.6-1 python-botocore-1.24.6-1 python-click-8.0.4-1
python-distro-1.7.0-1 python-flask-compress-1.10.1-1 python-gpgme-1.17.0-2 python-idna-3.3-4 python-manjaro-sdk-0.6-1
python-orjson-3.6.7-1 python-pbr-5.8.1-1 python-pikepdf-5.0.1-1 python-pip-21.0-1 python-prompt_toolkit-3.0.28-1
python-pynetbox-6.6.1-1 python-requests-2.27.1-1 python-s3transfer-0.5.1-1 python-soupsieve-2.3.1-1
python-stack-data-0.2.0-1 python-typing_extensions-4.1.0-1 python-zeroconf-0.38.2-1 qemu-6.2.0-4
qemu-arch-extra-6.2.0-4 qemu-block-gluster-6.2.0-4 qemu-block-iscsi-6.2.0-4 qemu-block-rbd-6.2.0-4 qgpgme-1.17.0-2
qpdf-10.6.2-2 qt5-declarative-5.15.2+kde+r46-1 qt5-speech-5.15.2+kde+r3-1 qt5-wayland-5.15.2+kde+r54-1
qt5-webengine-5.15.8-9 qt6-base-6.2.3-5 rasqal-1:0.9.33-5 recode-3.7.12-1 remmina-1:1.4.24-1 rust-1:1.59.0-1
signal-desktop-5.33.0-1 signon-ui-0.17+20171022-3 snapd-2.54.3-1 snapd-glib-1.60-1 solid-5.91.0-1 sonnet-5.91.0-1
spdlog-1.9.2-3 spice-gtk-0.40-1 squashfs-tools-4.5-2 syndication-5.91.0-1 syntax-highlighting-5.91.0-1
systemd-sysvcompat-250.3-4 telegram-desktop-3.5.2-1 thunderbird-91.6.2-1 tldr-3.1.0-1 torrential-2.0.1-1
tpm2-tss-3.2.0-1 tree-2.0.2-1 unpaper-6.1-8 unrar-1:6.1.5-1 unzip-6.0-18 upower-0.99.16-2 vde2-2.3.2-20
vim-8.2.4464-1 vim-runtime-8.2.4464-1 vivaldi-5.1.2567.57-1.1 vlc-3.0.16-8 vmaf-2.3.0-1 vpnc-1:0.5.3.r501.r196-1
vulkan-headers-1:1.3.206-1 vulkan-intel-21.3.7-1 vulkan-radeon-21.3.7-1 web-installer-url-handler-2.2-1
webkit2gtk-2.34.6-1 webkit2gtk-4.1-2.34.6-1 whois-5.5.12-1 wine-7.3-1 wireshark-cli-3.6.2-1 wireshark-qt-3.6.2-1
wpa_supplicant-2:2.10-3 xdg-dbus-proxy-0.1.3-1 xf86-video-amdgpu-22.0.0-1 xfce4-notifyd-0.6.3-1 xfce4-panel-4.16.3-3
xorg-server-21.1.3-4 xorg-server-common-21.1.3-4 xorg-server-devel-21.1.3-4 zensu-0.3-6 zsh-5.8.1-1
Total Download Size: 62,46 MiB
Total Installed Size: 8357,69 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: 37,01 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]
what would be the best way to approach this? Only selecting a couple of packages in the graphical update tool ? I tried sorting them by Date which did n
I guess ideal would be to start with upgrading the oldest ones. Can I address this in any way with pacman? to be honest I am not very experienced with it.