user@arch: ~$ pacman -Syu
what do I need to do before I update arch so I don't break my install?
if you haven't updated since Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 1:01:46 PM UTC , check the following
virtualbox-ext-vnc >= 7.2.12-2 requires manual intervention
Previously, we installed its contents in a way that made pacman not
aware of the files (using VBoxManage extpack install ... from an
install script). To mitigate issues during upgrade, you can use one of
the following methods:
- Uninstall
virtualbox-ext-vncbefore upgrading the system, then installing it again. - Run
VBoxManage extpack uninstall 'VNC'as root before upgrading the system. - Instruct
pacmanonce to overwrite the existing files:
pacman -Syu --overwrite '/usr/lib/virtualbox/ExtensionPacks/VNC/*'