new user: can't lock database

new BlendOS user, coming from EndeavourOS (Arch). I just installed BlendOS in virtualbox to try it out. I wanted to install kitty, If I open Konsole and type sudo pacman -Syu kitty I get an error failed to synchronize all databases (unable to lock database) looking in /var/lib/pacman I don't see the lock file. I'm sure I'm doing it wrong. Thanks in advance for any help
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Asterisk
Asterisk3y ago
you cannot use pacman on blendOS v3 please make an arch container and use pacman from that container do not make issues regarding the system pacman
galvez_65
galvez_65OP3y ago
ok - I need to read the docs closer, looks like I needed to append the container name to the pacman command to install kitty. I need to review the documentation better to understand how to keep the system updated vs install apps

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