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From: Eric Chet <echet@coil.com>
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Subject: Re: How to delete a package?
To: splyaski@cmp.com (Plyaskin Sergey)
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 1995 13:36:56 -0400 (EDT)
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> 
> 
> Hi folks,
> 
> I tried to install CERN httpd package on my 950412 system.  Something went 
> wrong, and it wasn't installed correctly.  Now, if I try to install it again 
> with pkg_add script, it gives me the error "Package `cern_httpd-3.0' already 
> recorded as installed."
> However, if I try to delete the package with pkg_delete, it says there's no 
> such a package installed.
> 
> What should I do? How can I edit the registry (or whatever it's called in 
> FreeBSD) manually to clear that entry? TIA.

Delete it manually.  /var/db/pkg/ should contain a entry for httpd.  
You have to be su to do this.  When I add a package I always use the
pkg_add -v option, to see whats going on, so I can fix any problems.

Eric - echet@coil.com

> 
> Serge                     splyaski@cmp.com
>