Cannot update new install. systemd 231-2 blocks it - Solved

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I downloaded 64 bit version of Lx3.0. Installed ok. Went to update using control center.
Got message
The following package is going to be installed:

  • systemd-231-2-omv2015.0.x86_64
    15MB of disk space will be freed.
    3.6MB of packages will be retrieved.
    Is it ok to continue?
    Click Yes. Download and get message
    1 installation transactions failed
    There was a problem during the installation:
    package systemd-231-2.x86_64 is already installed

Can’t get past this. Tried reinstalling in case here was a glitch. Same thing. Reported as a bug

Can anyone tell me how to force my way past this?

Tried to find older version to install over top and then let control center update it but could not find anything. Tried urpmi systemd-231-2.x86_64.rpm and then running updates. Same thing.

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Did you try to update manually in konsole?

# urpmi --auto-update

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No error occurs here too
The following package has to be removed for others to be upgraded:
systemd-231-2-omv2015.0.x86_64
(in order to install systemd-231-2-omv2015.0.x86_64) (y/N) y
To satisfy dependencies, the following package is going to be installed:
Package Version Release Dist DEpoch Arch
(medium “main updates (Einsteinium3.0-2)”)
systemd 231 2 omv 2015.0 x86_64
15MB of disk space will be freed.
3.6MB of packages will be retrieved.
Proceed with the installation of one package? (Y/n) y

installing systemd-231-2-omv2015.0.x86_64.rpm from /var/cache/urpmi/rpms
Preparing… #################################
Installation failed: package systemd-231-2.x86_64 is already installed
While some packages may have been installed, there were failures.
The following package has to be removed for others to be upgraded:
systemd-231-2-omv2015.0.x86_64
(in order to install systemd-231-2-omv2015.0.x86_64)

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I want to create a local mirror and download whatever file is used to tell urpmi what updates are needed, edit systemd-231-2 out of it so that updates can continue?

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what is the output of

$rpm -aq | grep systemd

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you can skip systemd update adding it to skip.list (/etc/urpmi/skip.list).

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I just did urpme systemd-231-2-omv2015.0.x86_64 and ran urpmi --auto-update again.
It installed then crashed the machine.
After restarting I ran rpm -aq | grep systemd and got
lib64systemd0-231-1-omv2015.0.x86_64
systemd-kcm-1.2.1-2-omv2015.0.x86_64
lib64systemd0-231-2-omv2015.0.x86_64
systemd-231-2-omv2015.0.x86_64

It now is asking to install lib64qt5-qtaccountsservice0-0.6.0-2-omv2015.0.x86_64
or lib64qtaccountsservice0-0.6.0-2-omv2015.0.x86_64 and if I choose 1, offers to install 63 updates. Seems like removing systemd and allowing updates to replace it, is a workaround.

Thank you for “/etc/urpmi/skip.list” sounds useful.

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msjs08 there is a bug report on this same issue. Could you please update it and let us know if it is or isn’t solved? And if it was solved how?

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@msjs08

It would be useful to know how the issue got solved.

Please mark the solving post, even if it’s your own, so to help other people find the right solution. Thanks.

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I forced the uninstall of systemd and then did the update