Category: Linux
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Error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies) on Arch Linux
Continuing with the theme from the last couple of weeks, we’re going to talk about an issue that cropped up when upgrading my Arch Linux system. After resolving a couple of other issues with specific packages, I attempted to upgrade my system with yay -Syu and was greeting with yet another error: This error was…
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Replace dbus-python with extra/python-dbus when upgrading Arch Linux
As mentioned last week, I waited a bit too long to upgrade my Arch Linux install recently. While overall the upgrade went smooth, I did run into a handful of issues, this one being the second of three. After resolving the issue with rpm-tools and rpmextract, I hit a snag with another set of packages,…
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rpm-tools and rpmextract are in conflict on Arch Linux
I’ve been in the middle of a big project, and reluctant to update my Arch Linux rig, even though I usually keep my system updated very regularly. Nearing 400 packages to be updated, and the project in question finished and deployed, today was the day. While not always the case, going too long without updating…
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How to check package version on Linux
In light of the recent discovery of a backdoor in the XZ Utils package (CVE-2024-3094), knowing how to check package versions on Linux has come to front of mind. I try to be security cautious. Typically I reach for boring ol’ Debian stable for my servers. I do my best to keep them reasonably up…
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Fix for gnome-keyring 46.0+ disabling ssh-agent
A breaking change landed on my Arch Linux system the other day, revealing itself when trying to use git. Usually something like this would wind up in the Arch Linux home page. Not this time. Booting up on a Monday after my end of the week update, I was trying to push some code and…
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How often should you update Arch Linux?
If you run Arch Linux, or any rolling release system with frequent updates, you have probably asked yourself how often should you be updating it. I’ve run Arch Linux off and on over the last decade and have been through a myriad of update frequencies. Recently, having come back to Arch Linux yet again, I…
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Update single package with pacman on Arch Linux
There are times I need to update a single package with pacman, even though I try to update my Arch Linux regularly, once per week if possible. Typically, this happens with packages that are network connected and a minimum version is required to run. Discord, the chat service, forces this need very regularly. Risks involved…
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Dark mode not working with GNOME Terminal on Arch Linux
Dark mode, I love it so. I use it any and everywhere I can. GNOME has continued to offer better and better dark mode support, initially via dark versions of themes, and more recently, seemingly more native and backed in without much hackery to support it. With the exception of…
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Zoom failed to start because no Qt platform plugin could be initialized
Zoom, the video conferencing app, has been part of my work stack for quite a while now. Love it or hate it, it’s probably here to stay. Upon reinstalling Arch Linux on my work rig, I installed Zoom, and lo and behold, Zoom wouldn’t launch. This was a fairly blind…
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How to install dig on Arch Linux
If you haven’t picked up on it by now, I am a huge fan of the command-line. Simple applications, they do one thing really well and they can all be piped together to increase their power. One command-line application that I use on the regular is dig. The dig command…