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Arch Failed To Commit Transaction (Invalid or corrupted package)
Long story short, this error popped up when I was running an update in Manjaro using the Add/Remove Software program. As a result, the in-progress update failed, and I wasn’t able to get past it. Even after restarting my computer, restarting Add/Remove Software, I still ran into the same error. After some research, I discovered […]
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Failed to Build Nettle6
Hey guys, I was trying to build a copy of Local by Flywheel on Manjaro Linux, but ran into this error… ‘ Failed to build nettle6 ‘ nettle6 is a dependency of Local, but after the attempted build of the package, I got the error failed to build nettle6 : If you happen to come […]
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Open In Unity Not Working
Open in Unity Not Working I’m trying to download some assets from the Unity Asset Store, but clicking ‘open in Unity’ is not working. Chrome prompts me with an “XDG-Open” dialogue. Even after selecting “ok”, nothing happens. So far, there are lots of complaints about the Unity Asset Store and how the only way to […]
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Failed to Commit Transaction (Conflicting Files) Manjaro
How to fix Failed to Commit Transaction (Conflicting Files) Error in Manjaro Linux This error is usually thrown after an attempted package upgrade using either pacman, the GUI, or another package manager. Below is an example of the error: This can happen with pretty much any package, depending on what else you’ve got installed on […]
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How to Fix Unable to Lock Database Error in Arch Linux
How to Fix Unable to Lock Database When I try to update my machine by running sudo pacman -Syyu I get an error saying it’s unable to lock the database. Below is an example: But as you may have noticed, by removing a special database lock file, I was able to solve the issue. You […]
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How to Add Swap in Manjaro
How to Add Swap in Manjaro Hey guys! If you’re hear, you probably already know what RAM is and you’re excited to learn how to add swap in Manjaro. If not, this is sort of a follow-up post to how to download more RAM. Anyway, let’s get started! Using a Swap File There’s a ton […]
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How to Install DaVinci Resolve 16.1 on Manjaro
Method 0: The simplest and quickest way to get up and running with DaVinci Resolve on Manjaro is to simply open the default package manager that comes with Manjaro and searching for davinci-resolve. This will give you a few results, because Resolve comes in free and paid versions. If you want to install and use […]
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A Note About Running DaVinci Resolve on Ubuntu 18.04
A follow-up to my previous post Earlier this week I decided to run DaVinci Resolve on Ubuntu 18.04. This was a terrible idea. I spent the last 3 days banging my head against a wall and scouring countless forums, blogs, articles, and all for nothing. Here’s my situation. I have an AMD Threadripper with a […]
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Locate Files using Terminal
Let’s locate files using the terminal! This is just a cool little trick you can use if you’re doing a bunch of stuff in the terminal, and you don’t want to leave, or you’re just interested in cool terminal tricks. Let’s say you’re looking for a file, anywhere on your machine, but you don’t know […]
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Switching from Windows to Manjaro Linux
I use Adobe CC on a Windows machine for my video production pipeline at work. I do video side work on the weekends, and have used Windows and Adobe for those projects as well, but I’ve always felt trapped. Like I’m a slave to Adobe or something. I’ve spent most of my professional career learning […]
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