When a target is only provided by other targets, pactrans can not locate it. For example:
❯ sudo pacman -S i3
:: There are 5 members in group i3:
:: Repository community
1) i3-gaps 2) i3-wm 3) i3blocks 4) i3lock 5) i3status
Enter a selection (default=all):
❯ sudo pacinstall i3
error: could not locate package 'i3'
When a target is only provided by other targets,
pactrans
can not locate it. For example: