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FS#72596 - Pacman: alien file help-dummy.o found in /var/cache/pacman/pkg/ directory
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Opened by Jamp (jamp) - Sunday, 31 October 2021, 19:32 GMT
Last edited by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR) - Tuesday, 02 November 2021, 18:07 GMT
Opened by Jamp (jamp) - Sunday, 31 October 2021, 19:32 GMT
Last edited by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR) - Tuesday, 02 November 2021, 18:07 GMT
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DetailsDescription:
Hi, i executed the command pacman -Sc and got this error message Packages to keep: All locally installed packages Cache directory: /var/cache/pacman/pkg/ :: Do you want to remove all other packages from cache? [Y/n] removing old packages from cache... error: could not open file /var/cache/pacman/pkg/help-dummy.o: Unrecognized archive format Since I am normally careful to not operate as root when it is not needed I am wondering about the origin of that file. Additional info: * package version(s) * config and/or log files etc. * link to upstream bug report, if any Steps to reproduce: |
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Closed by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR)
Tuesday, 02 November 2021, 18:07 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
Tuesday, 02 November 2021, 18:07 GMT
Reason for closing: Not a bug
% pkgfile help-dummy.o
% echo $?
1
Thank you
Thank you