# Archlinux-appstream-data issues **URL:** \ **Category:** General system\ **Created:** [June 12, 2021, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/archlinux-appstream-data-issues/15134 "2021-06-12T11:37:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![pebcak](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/pebcak/32/100472_2.png) [@pebcak](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/pebcak)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2021, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/archlinux-appstream-data-issues/15134/5 "2021-06-12T12:05:23Z")
> [@wordler](#): > > … already exist in filesystem > errors occurred, no packages were upgraded See if your issue is related to the one described in the link below: > [@\[FAQ\] Package installation says FILENAME exists in filesystem; “Failed to commit transaction (conflicting files)”](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/faq-package-installation-says-filename-exists-in-filesystem-failed-to-commit-transaction-conflicting-files/6753): > > I can’t install or update a package because I get (something like) this: error: could not prepare transaction error: failed to commit transaction (conflicting files) libname: /insert/file/name/here exists in filesystem Errors occurred, no packages were upgraded. Why is this happening? The package manager, pacman , has detected an unexpected file already exists on disk. By design it will not overwrite files that already exist. This is a design feature, not a flaw - package managers are desi… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/archlinux-appstream-data-issues/15134)._