Can't update Garuda. (could not satisfy dependencies)

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So I checked a few similar threads, but I’m not sure if the solution applies to me and I’m a bit afraid of breaking something .

I tried updating but I’m getting an error when it asks me about replacing a couple of packages related to steam.

i found a recommendation about searching for that specific error to solve the problem. But it got me to a similar solution, i think, to another one i found here:

A user with a similar problem did this with his dependencies. I don’t even know what the -R means haha. (original thread: Unable to Update due to "error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)")

sudo pacman -R kdiff3-dockable-treeview-git kipi-plugins latte-dock-git libkipi samba-mounter-git

so i don’t know what to do. Here’s my specific situation:

garuda está actualizado
core está actualizado
extra está actualizado
multilib está actualizado
chaotic-aur está actualizado

--> Refreshing mirrorlists using rate-mirrors, please be patient..🍵


:: Sincronizando las bases de datos de los paquetes...
descargando garuda...
descargando core...
descargando extra...
descargando multilib...
descargando chaotic-aur...
spawn pacman -Su
:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
:: python-steam-solstice-1.6.0-1 and python-steam-1.4.4-2.1 are in conflict. Remove python-steam? [y/N] y
y
:: python-vdf-solstice-3.5-1 and python-vdf-3.4-3 are in conflict. Remove python-vdf? [y/N] y
y
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: installing fluidsynth (2.3.6-1) breaks dependency 'fluidsynth=2.3.5' required by lib32-fluidsynth
Press enter to exit

Here is my garuda inxi:

╰─λ garuda-inxi
System:
Kernel: 6.9.9-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.1.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=af0bcc48-25d2-48b1-9898-c3eacb67a86a rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet resume=UUID=90a2b108-8885-4002-8154-93a9261362b8 loglevel=3 ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.1.2 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.4.0
wm: kwin_wayland vt: 1 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Server System: BESSTAR TECH product: X500 v: N/A
serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: BESSTAR TECH model: ATB15 serial: <superuser required> part-nu: 0001
uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: American Megatrends v: ATB15016
date: 09/23/2021
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 7 5700G with Radeon Graphics bits: 64 type: MT MCP
arch: Zen 3 gen: 4 level: v3 note: check built: 2021-22
process: TSMC n7 (7nm) family: 0x19 (25) model-id: 0x50 (80) stepping: 0
microcode: 0xA50000B
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 8 tpc: 2 threads: 16 smt: enabled cache:
L1: 512 KiB desc: d-8x32 KiB; i-8x32 KiB L2: 4 MiB desc: 8x512 KiB
L3: 16 MiB desc: 1x16 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1021 high: 2962 min/max: 400/4673 scaling:
driver: amd-pstate-epp governor: powersave cores: 1: 2768 2: 400 3: 400
4: 2892 5: 400 6: 2920 7: 400 8: 400 9: 400 10: 400 11: 2962 12: 400
13: 400 14: 400 15: 400 16: 400 bogomips: 121375
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: AMD Cezanne [Radeon Vega Series / Radeon Mobile Series]
driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: GCN-5 code: Vega process: GF 14nm
built: 2017-20 pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 4
speed: 16 GT/s ports: active: HDMI-A-1 off: DP-1 empty: DP-2
bus-ID: 05:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:1638 class-ID: 0300 temp: 34.0 C
Display: wayland server: X.org v: 1.21.1.13 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.1
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: amdgpu unloaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu display-ID: 0
Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 res: 1920x1080 size: N/A modes: N/A
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi
device: 1 drv: swrast surfaceless: drv: radeonsi wayland: drv: radeonsi x11:
drv: radeonsi inactive: gbm
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 24.1.3-arch1.1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon Graphics (radeonsi
renoir LLVM 18.1.8 DRM 3.57 6.9.9-zen1-1-zen) device-ID: 1002:1638
memory: 3.91 GiB unified: no display-ID: :1.0
API: Vulkan v: 1.3.279 layers: 13 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu name: AMD
Radeon Graphics (RADV RENOIR) driver: mesa radv v: 24.1.3-arch1.1
device-ID: 1002:1638 surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland device: 1 type: cpu
name: llvmpipe (LLVM 18.1.8 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe
v: 24.1.3-arch1.1 (LLVM 18.1.8) device-ID: 10005:0000
surfaces: xcb,xlib,wayland
Audio:
Device-1: AMD Renoir Radeon High Definition Audio driver: snd_hda_intel
v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 4
speed: 16 GT/s bus-ID: 05:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1637 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: AMD ACP/ACP3X/ACP6x Audio Coprocessor driver: N/A
alternate: snd_pci_acp3x, snd_rn_pci_acp3x, snd_pci_acp5x, snd_pci_acp6x,
snd_acp_pci, snd_rpl_pci_acp6x, snd_pci_ps, snd_sof_amd_renoir,
snd_sof_amd_rembrandt, snd_sof_amd_vangogh, snd_sof_amd_acp63 pcie: gen: 3
speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16 link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s bus-ID: 05:00.5
chip-ID: 1022:15e2 class-ID: 0480
Device-3: AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio vendor: Conexant Systems
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 3 speed: 8 GT/s lanes: 16
link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s bus-ID: 05:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3
class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.9.9-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
Server-1: sndiod v: N/A status: off tools: aucat,midicat,sndioctl
Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.2.1 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: f000
bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: e000
bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: enp3s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-3: MEDIATEK MT7921K Wi-Fi 6E 80MHz driver: mt7921e v: kernel pcie:
gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 04:00.0 chip-ID: 14c3:0608
class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp4s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, smbd, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
Device-1: MediaTek Wireless_Device driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 2.1
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 3-1:2 chip-ID: 0e8d:0608
class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: up address: <filter> bt-v: 5.2
lmp-v: 11 status: discoverable: no pairing: no class-ID: 6c0104
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 942.7 GiB used: 445.73 GiB (47.3%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Kingston model: OM8PDP3512B-A01
size: 476.94 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s
lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter> fw-rev: EDFK0S03 temp: 35.9 C
scheme: GPT
ID-2: /dev/sda maj-min: 8:0 vendor: Samsung model: HM500JJ
size: 465.76 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 3.0 Gb/s
tech: HDD rpm: 7200 serial: <filter> fw-rev: 0001 scheme: MBR
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 463.89 GiB size: 463.89 GiB (100.00%)
used: 114.97 GiB (24.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 300 MiB size: 299.4 MiB (99.80%)
used: 584 KiB (0.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 463.89 GiB size: 463.89 GiB (100.00%)
used: 114.97 GiB (24.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 463.89 GiB size: 463.89 GiB (100.00%)
used: 114.97 GiB (24.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 463.89 GiB size: 463.89 GiB (100.00%)
used: 114.97 GiB (24.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 11.6 GiB used: 640.8 MiB (5.4%)
priority: 100 comp: zstd avail: lzo,lzo-rle,lz4,lz4hc,842 max-streams: 16
dev: /dev/zram0
ID-2: swap-2 type: partition size: 12.75 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%)
priority: -2 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 43.6 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 35.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 12 GiB available: 11.6 GiB used: 6.41 GiB (55.3%)
Processes: 362 Power: uptime: 18h 26m states: freeze,mem,disk
suspend: deep avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown,
reboot, suspend, test_resume image: 4.63 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 256 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 2092 libs: 586 tools: octopi,pamac,paru
Compilers: clang: 18.1.8 gcc: 14.1.1 Shell: garuda-inxi default: fish
v: 3.7.1 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.35
Garuda (2.6.26-1):
System install date:     2024-06-13
Last full system update: 2024-07-18
Is partially upgraded:   No
Relevant software:       snapper NetworkManager dracut
Windows dual boot:       No/Undetected
Failed units:            archlinux-keyring-wkd-sync.service NetworkManager-wait-online.service nmb.service
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Help pls.
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did you try

garuda-update remote fix

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no. let me try.

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pacman -h
Verwendung:  pacman <Operation> [...]
Operationen:
    pacman {-h --help}
    pacman {-V --version}
    pacman {-D --database} <Optionen> <Paket(e)>
    pacman {-F --files}    [Optionen] [Datei(en)]
    pacman {-Q --query}    [Optionen] [Paket(e)]
    pacman {-R --remove}   [Optionen] <Paket(e)>
    pacman {-S --sync}     [Optionen] [Paket(e)]
    pacman {-T --deptest}  [Optionen] [Paket(e)]
    pacman {-U --upgrade}  [Optionen] <Datei(en)>

Please, open help request after searching the web and forum.
If you like the arch system, start learning the basics.

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so i tried that but it’s still asking me if i want to replace the old package with the new one. since they are named so differently i don’t know if i should do it.

python-steam-solstice-1.6.0-1 replaces python-steam-1.4.4-2.1

python-vdf-solstice-3.5-1 replaces python-vdf-3.4

i checked what the solstice fork was and it says old packages have been abandoned. so then it’s a good idea to trust them replacing the original steam packages, i suppose, but i don’t know if someone here more familiarized with steam knows better.

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ty.

i did search the forum. i think i say it in the op. i did find that thread you posted and it’s people saying that the problem remained after deleting the package manually and waiting for a mirrors update to fix the problem, but there was no solution at the end.

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That’s right, the package manager should never replace one package with another unless you explicitly instruct it to do so.

Is there a specific reason you want to keep the old, unmaintained version of these packages installed? If not, you should accept the substitutions. Assuming there are no issues with that, you can mark post #2 as the solution.

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