Its not required unless you want to install applications which depend on it - WINE for example is such a case. The Garuda settings manager also depends on lib32 stuff so a default installation has it enabled 
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Glad you, asked for confirmation on the uncommenting of the multilib, I had the same mistake @SGS had lol 
I do want to recommend Garuda to friends and family but it ain't maintenance free. Why 32 bit repo was disabled if 32bit apps are in use? I didn't tweak anything, all is out of the box. Such stupid errors are a deal breakers.
Probably the pacman 6 update introduced a new pacman.conf which hasnt been processed properly 
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Never recommend arch unless you really know the person LOVES diy.
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It seems it was commented in the new conf.
So it was a matter of proper merging.
At least we'll know what to do next time 
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Linux isn't. Give them iOS or macOS instead.
You removed it from your pacman.conf.
No comment.
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new pacman.conf came with it disabled. I did remove it in only in a sense that I said "YES" to a question if I want to overwrite the old one. I did not manually edit it out. but it is the easiest blame the user
In the announcement about this update was a quite precise instruction on how to properly find and migrate the settings. Reading those doesnt hurt 
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sudo pacman -Syu
[sudo] password for yoda:
warning: config file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist, line 11: directive 'Server' in section 'options' not recognized
.
warning: config file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist, line 14: directive 'Server' in section 'options' not recognized
.
warning: config file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist, line 17: directive 'Server' in section 'options' not recognized
.
warning: config file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist, line 20: directive 'Server' in section 'options' not recognized
.
warning: config file /etc/pacman.conf, line 88: directive 'enable the multilib repositories as required here.'
in section 'community' not recognized.
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
warning: electron9: local (9.4.4-2) is newer than community (9.4.4-1)
:: Replace libcanberra-pulse with extra/libcanberra? [Y/n]
I t tries to follow some advices by commenting or uncommenting stuff and the result is now :
# /etc/pacman.conf
#
# See the pacman.conf(5) manpage for option and repository directives
#
# GENERAL OPTIONS
#
[options]
# The following paths are commented out with their default values listed.
# If you wish to use different paths, uncomment and update the paths.
#RootDir = /
#DBPath = /var/lib/pacman/
#CacheDir = /var/cache/pacman/pkg/
#LogFile = /var/log/pacman.log
#GPGDir = /etc/pacman.d/gnupg/
#HookDir = /etc/pacman.d/hooks/
HoldPkg = pacman glibc
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/curl -L -C - -f -o %o %u
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %u
#CleanMethod = KeepInstalled
Architecture = auto
# Pacman won't upgrade packages listed in IgnorePkg and members of IgnoreGroup
#IgnorePkg =
#IgnoreGroup =
#NoUpgrade =
#NoExtract =
# Misc options
#UseSyslog
#Color
#NoProgressBar
CheckSpace
#VerbosePkgLists
#ParallelDownloads = 5
# By default, pacman accepts packages signed by keys that its local keyring
# trusts (see pacman-key and its man page), as well as unsigned packages.
SigLevel = Required DatabaseOptional
LocalFileSigLevel = Optional
#RemoteFileSigLevel = Required
# NOTE: You must run `pacman-key --init` before first using pacman; the local
# keyring can then be populated with the keys of all official Arch Linux
# packagers with `pacman-key --populate archlinux`.
#
# REPOSITORIES
# - can be defined here or included from another file
# - pacman will search repositories in the order defined here
# - local/custom mirrors can be added here or in separate files
# - repositories listed first will take precedence when packages
# have identical names, regardless of version number
# - URLs will have $repo replaced by the name of the current repo
# - URLs will have $arch replaced by the name of the architecture
#
# Repository entries are of the format:
# [repo-name]
# Server = ServerName
# Include = IncludePath
#
# The header [repo-name] is crucial - it must be present and
# uncommented to enable the repo.
#
# The testing repositories are disabled by default. To enable, uncomment the
# repo name header and Include lines. You can add preferred servers immediately
# after the header, and they will be used before the default mirrors.
#[testing]
# Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[core]
# Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[extra]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
#[community-testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[community]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
# If you want to run 32 bit applications on your x86_64 system,
enable the multilib repositories as required here.
#[multilib-testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
#[multilib]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
# An example of a custom package repository. See the pacman manpage for
# tips on creating your own repositories.
#[custom]
#SigLevel = Optional TrustAll
If you include terminal outputs in your post please use the proper output format in your post. Using "~" 3 times above and "~" 3 times below the text block will provide a readable, raw look.
[multilib]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
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Look more closely at what you've done one the sixth line here.
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Also uncomment
to read
[core]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
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So I removed the # in front of the multilip in pacman.conf. Did another pacman -Syyu. I get the same dependency error still. I have read through the pacman 6 thread as well and have already followed that guide.
Any other suggestions?
Post the conf as text, please.
#
# /etc/pacman.conf
#
# See the pacman.conf(5) manpage for option and repository directives
#
# GENERAL OPTIONS
#
[options]
# The following paths are commented out with their default values listed.
# If you wish to use different paths, uncomment and update the paths.
#RootDir = /
#DBPath = /var/lib/pacman/
#CacheDir = /var/cache/pacman/pkg/
#LogFile = /var/log/pacman.log
#GPGDir = /etc/pacman.d/gnupg/
#HookDir = /etc/pacman.d/hooks/
HoldPkg = pacman glibc
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/curl -L -C - -f -o %o %u
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %u
#CleanMethod = KeepInstalled
Architecture = auto
# Pacman won't upgrade packages listed in IgnorePkg and members of IgnoreGroup
#IgnorePkg =
#IgnoreGroup =
#NoUpgrade =
#NoExtract =
# Misc options
#UseSyslog
Color
#NoProgressBar
CheckSpace
ILoveCandy
#VerbosePkgLists
#ParallelDownloads = 5
# By default, pacman accepts packages signed by keys that its local keyring
# trusts (see pacman-key and its man page), as well as unsigned packages.
SigLevel = Required DatabaseOptional
LocalFileSigLevel = Optional
#RemoteFileSigLevel = Required
# NOTE: You must run `pacman-key --init` before first using pacman; the local
# keyring can then be populated with the keys of all official Arch Linux
# packagers with `pacman-key --populate archlinux`.
#
# REPOSITORIES
# - can be defined here or included from another file
# - pacman will search repositories in the order defined here
# - local/custom mirrors can be added here or in separate files
# - repositories listed first will take precedence when packages
# have identical names, regardless of version number
# - URLs will have $repo replaced by the name of the current repo
# - URLs will have $arch replaced by the name of the architecture
#
# Repository entries are of the format:
# [repo-name]
# Server = ServerName
# Include = IncludePath
#
# The header [repo-name] is crucial - it must be present and
# uncommented to enable the repo.
#
# The testing repositories are disabled by default. To enable, uncomment the
# repo name header and Include lines. You can add preferred servers immediately
# after the header, and they will be used before the default mirrors.
#[testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[core]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[extra]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
#[community-testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[community]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
# If you want to run 32 bit applications on your x86_64 system,
# enable the multilib repositories as required here.
#[multilib-testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
#[multilib]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
# An example of a custom package repository. See the pacman manpage for
# tips on creating your own repositories.
#[custom]
#SigLevel = Optional TrustAll
#Server = file:///home/custompkgs
[chaotic-aur]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/chaotic-mirrorlist
Delete # in front of [multilib] too.
[multilib]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
Holy hell. I was going too fast. Thanks for correcting my PEBCAK
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Sad 
I was enjoying Garuda KDE dragonized for months LOL and some recent update messed up my Laptop LOL
Ok after trying to update ( after suggested modifications) I get this :
╰─λ sudo pacman -Syu
[sudo] password for yoda:
warning: config file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist, line 11: directive 'Server' in section 'options' not recognized.
warning: config file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist, line 14: directive 'Server' in section 'options' not recognized.
warning: config file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist, line 17: directive 'Server' in section 'options' not recognized.
warning: config file /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist, line 20: directive 'Server' in section 'options' not recognized.
warning: config file /etc/pacman.conf, line 88: directive 'enable the multilib repositories as required here.' in section 'community' not recognized.
:: Synchronizing package databases...
core is up to date
extra is up to date
community is up to date
multilib-testing is up to date
multilib is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
warning: electron9: local (9.4.4-2) is newer than community (9.4.4-1)
:: Replace libcanberra-pulse with extra/libcanberra? [Y/n] Y
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
Packages (67) alsa-lib-1.2.5-2 alsa-plugins-1:1.2.5-2 alsa-topology-conf-1.2.5-1 alsa-ucm-conf-1.2.5-1
at-spi2-core-2.40.2-1 clang-12.0.0-1 colord-1.4.5-4 compiler-rt-12.0.0-1 elfutils-0.185-1
fzf-0.27.2-1 git-2.32.0-1 go-2:1.16.5-1 gupnp-1.2.7-1 intel-compute-runtime-21.21.19914-1
intel-gmmlib-21.1.3-1 intel-graphics-compiler-1:1.0.7423-2 intel-media-driver-21.2.1-1
intel-opencl-clang-12.0.0-1 lib32-clang-12.0.0-1 lib32-libelf-0.185-1
lib32-libva-mesa-driver-21.1.2-1 lib32-libx11-1.7.2-1 lib32-libxcrypt-4.4.22-2
lib32-llvm-libs-12.0.0-1 lib32-mesa-21.1.2-1 lib32-mesa-vdpau-21.1.2-1 lib32-ocl-icd-2.3.0-1
lib32-opencl-mesa-21.1.2-1 lib32-util-linux-2.37-1 lib32-vulkan-intel-21.1.2-1
lib32-vulkan-mesa-layers-21.1.2-1 lib32-vulkan-radeon-21.1.2-1 lib32-zstd-1.5.0-2
libcanberra-0.30+2+gc0620e4-4 libcanberra-pulse-0.30+2+gc0620e4-3 [removal] libclc-12.0.0-1
libcolord-1.4.5-4 libelf-0.185-1 libmm-glib-1.16.6-1 libnice-0.1.18-2 libogg-1.3.5-1
libqmi-1.28.6-1 librsvg-2:2.50.7-1 libva-mesa-driver-21.1.2-1 libx11-1.7.2-1
llvm-libs-12.0.0-1 mesa-21.1.2-1 mesa-vdpau-21.1.2-1 modemmanager-1.16.6-1 ocl-icd-2.3.0-1
opencl-mesa-21.1.2-1 pulseaudio-alsa-1:1.2.5-2 python-idna-3.2-1
qt5-declarative-5.15.2+kde+r28-1 qt5-tools-5.15.2+kde+r17-2 qt6-tools-6.1.0-2
rust-1:1.52.1-3 signal-desktop-5.4.0-1 spirv-llvm-translator-12.0.0-1 syncthing-1.17.0-1
vte-common-0.64.2-2 vte3-0.64.2-2 vulkan-intel-21.1.2-1 vulkan-mesa-layers-21.1.2-1
vulkan-radeon-21.1.2-1 vulkan-swrast-21.1.2-1 whois-5.5.10-1
Total Installed Size: 2661.17 MiB
Net Upgrade Size: 14.79 MiB
:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] Y
(66/66) checking keys in keyring [####################################] 100%
(66/66) checking package integrity [####################################] 100%
(66/66) loading package files [####################################] 100%
(66/66) checking for file conflicts [####################################] 100%
(67/67) checking available disk space [####################################] 100%
:: Running pre-transaction hooks...
(1/1) Creating Timeshift snapshot before upgrade...
E: ts: Failed to get partition list.
E: System disk not found!
Here is my config :
# /etc/pacman.conf
#
# See the pacman.conf(5) manpage for option and repository directives
#
# GENERAL OPTIONS
#
[options]
# The following paths are commented out with their default values listed.
# If you wish to use different paths, uncomment and update the paths.
#RootDir = /
#DBPath = /var/lib/pacman/
#CacheDir = /var/cache/pacman/pkg/
#LogFile = /var/log/pacman.log
#GPGDir = /etc/pacman.d/gnupg/
#HookDir = /etc/pacman.d/hooks/
HoldPkg = pacman glibc
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/curl -L -C - -f -o %o %u
#XferCommand = /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp -c -O %o %u
#CleanMethod = KeepInstalled
Architecture = auto
# Pacman won't upgrade packages listed in IgnorePkg and members of IgnoreGroup
#IgnorePkg =
#IgnoreGroup =
#NoUpgrade =
#NoExtract =
# Misc options
#UseSyslog
#Color
#NoProgressBar
CheckSpace
#VerbosePkgLists
#ParallelDownloads = 5
# By default, pacman accepts packages signed by keys that its local keyring
# trusts (see pacman-key and its man page), as well as unsigned packages.
SigLevel = Required DatabaseOptional
LocalFileSigLevel = Optional
#RemoteFileSigLevel = Required
# NOTE: You must run `pacman-key --init` before first using pacman; the local
# keyring can then be populated with the keys of all official Arch Linux
# packagers with `pacman-key --populate archlinux`.
#
# REPOSITORIES
# - can be defined here or included from another file
# - pacman will search repositories in the order defined here
# - local/custom mirrors can be added here or in separate files
# - repositories listed first will take precedence when packages
# have identical names, regardless of version number
# - URLs will have $repo replaced by the name of the current repo
# - URLs will have $arch replaced by the name of the architecture
#
# Repository entries are of the format:
# [repo-name]
# Server = ServerName
# Include = IncludePath
#
# The header [repo-name] is crucial - it must be present and
# uncommented to enable the repo.
#
# The testing repositories are disabled by default. To enable, uncomment the
# repo name header and Include lines. You can add preferred servers immediately
# after the header, and they will be used before the default mirrors.
#[testing]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[core]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[extra]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
#[community-testing]
#Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[community]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
# If you want to run 32 bit applications on your x86_64 system,
enable the multilib repositories as required here.
[multilib-testing]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
[multilib]
Include = /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist
# An example of a custom package repository. See the pacman manpage for
# tips on creating your own repositories.
#[custom]
#SigLevel = Optional TrustAll
#Server = file:///home/custompkgs
