Steps to reproduce:
1. Begin to install a package via `pacman -U some-package.pkg.tar.zstd`.
2. While `:: Proceed with installation? [Y/n]` dialog is waiting for input, delete the target package archive.
3. Continue the installation process.
Note: I guess same goes for `pacman -S` if you delete existing package archive from the cache mid installation.
Pacman fails as expected:
```
error: could not open file some-package.pkg.tar.zstd: No such file or directory
error: could not commit transaction
error: failed to commit transaction (transaction aborted)
```
But installation process is not fully aborted, Pacman still creates an empty directory in `/var/lib/pacman/local/`. We have a "ghost" package in the system now.
Which prevents further installation
```
error: could not open file /var/lib/pacman/local/some-package/desc: No such file or directory
warning: could not fully load metadata for package some-package
error: failed to prepare transaction (invalid or corrupted package)
```
and interferes with basically every other `pacman` commands.
That "ghost" package can be deleted though. Pacman throws the error, but does delete it successfully after all.
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