# Failed to run pacstrap - systemd dependency issue? - Titan **URL:** \ **Category:** EndeavourOS installation\ **Created:** [March 14, 2026, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/failed-to-run-pacstrap-systemd-dependency-issue-titan/78585 "2026-03-14T09:31:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bin](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@bin](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/bin)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/failed-to-run-pacstrap-systemd-dependency-issue-titan/78585/1 "2026-03-14T09:31:49Z")
# [BUG REPORT] * * * ### 1. Description of the Issue _Trying to install Titan Plasma via on-line method. Update all mirror options and keyring. Start install and it aborts with Failed to run pacstrap error_ ### 2. Installation Media Creation _Installing in VM direct from 512 checked iso_ ### 3. Selected Installer Options _Please list the specific choices you made during the Calamares setup:_ - **Install Method:** (Online) - **Desktop Environment:** (KDE) - **Bootloader:** (systemd-boot) - **Filesystem:** (efi fat32 root and home - manual ptn setup as done hundereds of times) ### 4. System Logs (Required) \*\*Log Link:\*\*[https://termbin.com/etew](https://termbin.com/etew) See line 704: “pacstrap: :: installing systemd (259.5-1) breaks dependency ‘systemd=259.3’ required by systemd-resolvconf” 2026-03-14 - 09:13:52 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: “pacstrap: ==\> ERROR: Failed to install packages to new root” ---
**Author:** ![joekamprad](https://forum.endeavouros.com/user_avatar/forum.endeavouros.com/joekamprad/32/77608_2.png) [@joekamprad](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/joekamprad)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/failed-to-run-pacstrap-systemd-dependency-issue-titan/78585/2 "2026-03-14T11:15:53Z")
```auto 2026-03-14 - 09:13:43 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "(2/4) Restarting marked services...\n" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:43 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "(3/4) Arming ConditionNeedsUpdate...\n" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:43 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "(4/4) Checking which packages need to be rebuilt\n" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:48 [6]: virtual void Calamares::JobThread::run() 2026-03-14 - 09:13:48 [6]: Starting job "pacstrap" ( 9 / 40 ) 2026-03-14 - 09:13:48 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: Found gettext "en_GB" in "/usr/share/locale/en_GB" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:48 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: ==> Creating install root at /tmp/calamares-root-qsjqg6io" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:48 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: ==> Installing packages to /tmp/calamares-root-qsjqg6io" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:48 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: :: Synchronizing package databases..." 2026-03-14 - 09:13:49 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: endeavouros downloading..." 2026-03-14 - 09:13:49 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: core downloading..." 2026-03-14 - 09:13:49 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: extra downloading..." 2026-03-14 - 09:13:49 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: multilib downloading..." 2026-03-14 - 09:13:49 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: warning: base-3-3 is up to date -- reinstalling" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:49 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: warning: base-devel-1-2 is up to date -- reinstalling" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:49 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: warning: btrfs-progs-6.19-1 is up to date -- reinstalling" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:49 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: warning: cryptsetup-2.8.4-1 is up to date -- reinstalling" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:49 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: warning: device-mapper-2.03.38-1 is up to date -- reinstalling" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:49 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: warning: diffutils-3.12-2 is up to date -- reinstalling" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:49 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: warning: dosfstools-4.2-5 is up to date -- reinstalling" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:49 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: warning: dracut-109_eos-1 is up to date -- reinstalling" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:49 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: warning: efibootmgr-18-3 is up to date -- reinstalling" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:49 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: warning: eos-hooks-1.16.2-1 is up to date -- reinstalling" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:49 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: warning: eos-hwtool-1.8-1 is up to date -- reinstalling" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:49 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: warning: endeavouros-keyring-20231222-1 is up to date -- reinstalling" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:50 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: warning: f2fs-tools-1.16.0-3 is up to date -- reinstalling" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:50 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: warning: iptables-nft-1:1.8.11-2 is up to date -- reinstalling" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:50 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: warning: inetutils-2.7-2 is up to date -- reinstalling" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:50 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: warning: jfsutils-1.1.15-9 is up to date -- reinstalling" 2026-03-14 - 09:13:50 [6]: [PYTHON JOB]: "pacstrap: warning: less-1:692-1 is up to date -- reinstalling" ``` Looks a lot like you tried to install into an already existing installation without reformatting the partition. Same with your snipped: `pacstrap: :: installing systemd (259.5-1) breaks dependency ‘systemd=259.3’ required by systemd-resolvconf` says there is already an older version installed, indicates the same installing in unclean target partition. ---
**Author:** ![bin](https://forum.endeavouros.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@bin](https://forum.endeavouros.com/u/bin)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.endeavouros.com/t/failed-to-run-pacstrap-systemd-dependency-issue-titan/78585/3 "2026-03-14T13:37:01Z")
How curious - the only bits in there would have been from the previous failed installs which crashed out very early on - i.e. immediately. Anyhoo, boot up, update all mirrors, update arch and endeavour keyrings, reformat ptns in installer and this time it seems to be going OK. Thanks - sorry to have troubled you.