Re:Using the same Arch Linux installation for a decade
by RealStickman_ on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @01:14PM
(#32485822)
> Updates seem to break for odd reasons. I had to uninstall nodejs to be able to do a system update. Why? There should be some sort of automated way to address this.
That usually happens when a package depends on a specific version of a dependency, with e newer (major) version in the repo.
It should only be an issue if you're using AUR packages or other package management systems. Official packages are updated for new dependencies afaik.
Re:Using the same Arch Linux installation for a decade
by setuids on Tuesday August 16, 2022 @02:02PM
(#32486462)
For the most part that does seem to be the case.
Though I have had problems with Qbittorrent and qt6 not playing nicely unless i hold back qt6. Seems to be resolved now
That usually happens when a package depends on a specific version of a dependency, with e newer (major) version in the repo.
It should only be an issue if you're using AUR packages or other package management systems. Official packages are updated for new dependencies afaik.