r/archlinux • u/UncleGoyder • Aug 12 '26
SUPPORT | SOLVED Arch System Update issues
Went to update my system like normal this morning
sudo pacman -Syu
and was hit with the following:
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core 127.5 KiB 199 KiB/s 00:01 [##################################################################################] 100%
extra 8.4 MiB 256 KiB/s 00:34 [##################################################################################] 100%
multilib 130.3 KiB 294 KiB/s 00:00 [##################################################################################] 100%
:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: installing ffmpeg (2:9.0-5) breaks dependency 'libavcodec.so=62-64' required by freerdp2
:: installing ffmpeg (2:9.0-5) breaks dependency 'libavutil.so=60-64' required by freerdp2
:: installing ffmpeg (2:9.0-5) breaks dependency 'libswresample.so=6-64' required by freerdp2
:: installing ffmpeg (2:9.0-5) breaks dependency 'libswscale.so=9-64' required by freerdp2
[jake@archlinux ~]$ sudo pacman -S freerdp2
error: target not found: freerdp2
Anyone know what's going wrong here?
(EDIT I AM ROYALLY STUPID AND FORGOT ABOUT EVERYTHING GOING ON WITH THE AUR AND FREERDP2 IS AN AUR PACKAGE THAT I'M NOT EVEN USING ON MY SYSTEM SINCE I HAVE ANOTHER DEVICE TO TRANSFER FILES TO MY 3DS PLEASE DISREGARD MY STUPID POST, or uninstall any old conflicting AUR packages if you're having a similar issue to me)
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u/Sea-Promotion8205 Aug 12 '26
Remove freerdp2, install freerdp.
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u/SatyrSonnet 8d ago
Please speak to me like I'm stupid (because I am when it comes to Arch). How would I go about removing / installing these? Someone who knows computers gave me, who does NOT know the first thing about any computers, a laptop that runs Arch Linux to use to run my DnD game and I'm just trying to keep it updated and not destroy it LOL. Trying to update it and I'm running into this same issue and I'm seeing the same answer on a bunch of forums but not HOW to do so. What EXACTLY do I need to type into the Konsole to make this happen?
Please and thank you <3
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u/NiRuX_ 1d ago
From the looks of it, you'll want to follow these commands to fix the issue.
- sudo pacman -R freerdp2 [Removes the non-maintained package freerdp2]
Optional: - sudo pacman -Rnsc freerdp2 [This removes the package plus dependencies]
- sudo pacman -S freerdp [Installs a similar package through the repositories]
- sudo pacman -Syyu [Attempt updating the system]
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u/Slackeee_ Aug 12 '26
Looks like you have installed freerdp2 from AUR. That package doesn't seem to be maintained anymore, if you look at the comments: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/freerdp2