[RESOLVED] Can't install nvidia drivers because of timeshift

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Hi there. First of, i'm not exactly a noob with linux or even arch. But I prefered post here because it's an error i've never seen in any distro.

Just trying to install the video-nvidia-dkms drivers since I have a Nvidia GTX 960. First of, it refused because of a conflict with python-pyxdg, caused by overseer. Since i don't own any logitech wheel (?!) i removed this package. But now i face another error i never encountered ever.

Waiting for user input...
Starting
> Installing video-nvidia-dkms...
Sourcing /etc/mhwd-x86_64.conf
Has lib32 support: true
Sourcing /var/lib/mhwd/db/pci/graphic_drivers/nvidia-dkms/MHWDCONFIG
Processing classid: 0300
Sourcing /var/lib/mhwd/scripts/include/0300
Processing classid: 0302
:: Synchronizing package databases...
 core is up to date
 extra is up to date
 community is up to date
 multilib is up to date
 chaotic-aur is up to date
:: Starting full system upgrade...
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
warning: dependency cycle detected:
warning: eglexternalplatform will be installed before its nvidia-utils dependency

Packages (25) eglexternalplatform-1.1-2  gdk-pixbuf2-2.42.4-1  gobject-introspection-1.68.0-1  lib32-gdk-pixbuf2-2.42.4-1  libappindicator-gtk3-12.10.0.r296-1  libdazzle-3.40.0-1  libindicator-gtk3-12.10.1-9  libxnvctrl-460.67-1  python-beaker-1.11.0-6  python-injector-0.18.4-1  python-mako-1.1.4-1  python-peewee-3.14.4-1  python-py3nvml-0.2.6-1  python-pyxdg-0.27-1  python-rx-3.1.1-3  python-typing_extensions-3.7.4.3-3  python-xlib-0.29-1  egl-wayland-1.1.6-1  gwe-0.15.2-1  lib32-nvidia-utils-460.67-1  lib32-opencl-nvidia-460.67-1  nvidia-dkms-460.67-1  nvidia-settings-460.67-1  nvidia-utils-460.67-1  opencl-nvidia-460.67-1

Total Download Size:   166.95 MiB
Total Installed Size:  632.81 MiB
Net Upgrade Size:      628.54 MiB

:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n] 
:: Retrieving packages...
downloading eglexternalplatform-1.1-2-any.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading egl-wayland-1.1.6-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading nvidia-utils-460.67-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading libxnvctrl-460.67-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading gdk-pixbuf2-2.42.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading nvidia-settings-460.67-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading opencl-nvidia-460.67-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading python-beaker-1.11.0-6-any.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading python-mako-1.1.4-1-any.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading gobject-introspection-1.68.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading libdazzle-3.40.0-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading python-pyxdg-0.27-1-any.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading nvidia-dkms-460.67-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading libindicator-gtk3-12.10.1-9-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading libappindicator-gtk3-12.10.0.r296-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading python-typing_extensions-3.7.4.3-3-any.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading python-peewee-3.14.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading python-rx-3.1.1-3-any.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading python-xlib-0.29-1-any.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading lib32-nvidia-utils-460.67-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading lib32-opencl-nvidia-460.67-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading lib32-gdk-pixbuf2-2.42.4-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading python-injector-0.18.4-1-any.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading python-py3nvml-0.2.6-1-any.pkg.tar.zst...
downloading gwe-0.15.2-1-any.pkg.tar.zst...
checking keyring...
checking package integrity...
loading package files...
checking for file conflicts...
checking available disk space...
:: Running pre-transaction hooks...
(1/1) Creating Timeshift snapshot before upgrade...
E: Commands listed below are not available on this system:

 * rsync
 * /sbin/blkid
 * df
 * mount
 * umount
 * fuser
 * crontab
 * cp
 * rm
 * touch
 * ln
 * sync

Please install required packages and try running TimeShift again

** (process:26086): CRITICAL **: 22:33:20.958: app_lock_remove: ass
ertion 'self != NULL' failed
Unable to run timeshift-autosnap! Please close Timeshift and try again. Script will now exit...
error: command failed to execute correctly
error: failed to commit transaction (failed to run transaction hooks)
Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded.
Error: pacman failed!
Error: script failed!

From what i guess, the problem comes from timeshift. Is there a way to install the driver without using timeshift?

Note that the same error happens with the other nvidia package, video-nvidia-390xx-dkms and that timeshift is not launched. Disabling everything in timeshift didn't helped either.

Thanks for your help.

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Yes, you can disable the timeshift autosnap from taking snapshots during the update. If you leave it that way you will then need to perform an update-grub after each manual timeshift snapshot for the snapshot to appear in the grub boot menu.

You can find details on how to disable that feature temporarily here:

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Maybe this:

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I think i found the fix by digging a bit around. Seems I had to run the following before trying to install:

sudo pacman -S archlinux-appstream-data dkms gc guile libxnvctrl make patch texinfo lib32-nvidia-utils lib32-opencl-nvidia nvidia-dkms nvidia-settings opencl-nvidia

Then it installed, i rebooted and it works like a charm (it ruined the plymouth startup but arch always did with nvidia :stuck_out_tongue: )

Thanks for your help. Leaving this in case someone runs into the same problem.

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Also, timeshift wasn't launched. And i even tried disabling it but the problem was still occuring.

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Next question, did you install on a BTRFS filesystem?

The other reason that message appears is because people use something like ext4 instead and don't set up Timeshift to use rsync (which goes against the Garuda defaults).

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