I'm using CachyOS and recently started getting this error when running `sudo pacman -Syu`:
`error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)`
`:: installing audit (4.2.1-1.1) breaks dependency 'audit=4.1.4' required by lib32-audit`
I checked my `/etc/pacman.conf` and the relevant lines don't appear to be commented out. I also refreshed my mirrors with reflector in case they were out of sync, but the dependency error remains. Is this something I can fix locally, or do I need to wait for the repositories to catch up?
2 Answers
I wouldn’t force-remove `lib32-audit` just to get the update through. Package names aren’t versioned, so reinstalling it may not solve an exact-version dependency mismatch, and removing packages during a partial update can create additional problems. Keep the system update intact and retry after the repository metadata and packages have caught up.
This looks like a repository dependency mismatch: `audit` has been updated, but `lib32-audit` still requires the older exact version. These inconsistencies can happen briefly while packages are being pushed or synchronized. It’s generally best to wait for the package maintainers or mirrors to publish matching versions, then run the full system update again.
That makes sense—thanks for clarifying. I’ll avoid forcing anything and try the update again once the repositories have synchronized.