because a package does not exist? exist!

[KinG-InFeT]

because a package does not exist? exist!

┌─[root] @ [KinG-InFeT]
└─[(~)] > packer -Sy conky-lua-arch
:: Sincronizzazione dei database in corso...
 core è aggiornato
 extra è aggiornato
 community è aggiornato
errore: il seguente pacchetto non è stato trovato: conky-lua-arch

but exist!!!: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=49235

why????

[mloskot]

First, why are you specifying -Sy where -S is needed?

$ packer -Sy conky-lua-arch
packer: Option `-Sy' is not valid.

Try to run this:

$ packer -S --auronly conky-lua-arch

Second, next time if you aim to you copy and paste error messages, use proper, C or en_US.UTF-8:

$ LC_MESSAGES="en_US.UTF-8" packer -Sy conky-lua-arch

[KinG-InFeT]

I'm sorry I tried again to enter only the command

packer-S conky-lua-arch

and it worked but what would be pa difference?

┌ ─ [root] @ [KinG-infectious]
└ ─ [(~)]> packer-Sy conky-lua-arch
:: Synchronizing database is loading ...
  core is updated
  extra 1418.4 KiB 790K / s 00:02 [# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #] 100%
  community 1931.9 KiB 608K / s 00:03 [# # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #] 100%
Error: The following package was not found: conky-lua-arch
┌ ─ [root] @ [KinG-infectious]
└ ─ [(~)]> packer-S conky-lua-arch
warning: conky-lua-arch-0.3-3 is up to date - reinstalling

Aur Targets (1): conky-lua-arch

Proceed with installation? [Y / n]

[mloskot]

AFAIK, -Sy is highly not recommended, see note on Partial upgrades. Perhaps, it's unable to update list and install from AUR in single shot.

[fyrak1s]

I've also had this. Sometimes when installing a package with many dependencies packer just doesn't find some. I need to install them with packer -S one by one then...