Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 10:58:08 +0300 From: Plamen Petkov <plamendp@techno-link.com> To: "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: uninstalling Xwindows Message-ID: <35FF6F8F.12ED98C9@techno-link.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.03.9809151718060.19769-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> <35FF09DE.4D38D0B7@graphnet.com>
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Roman Katsnelson wrote:
> Doug White wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 15 Sep 1998, Roman Katsnelson wrote:
> >
> > > Is there anyway to uninstall everything without re-installing the system
> > > differently?
> >
> > rm -rf /usr/X11R6?
>
> oh. i feel like a doofus. you mean, there aren't any conf files or
> anything anywhere else?
>
FreeBSD (as well as all *nix AFAIK) = kernel + (application + conf files + man
pages + libraries + other components)
So, removing the stuff in ( ) will actualy "uninstall" it, in terms of Windoze
:-). No registry, no "integration" into kernel !
The only hard thing is to find the phisical location of ( ). However:
1. use whereis
2. check /var/db/pkg for packages installed. If found - use pkg_delete
<package-name.ver>
(the easiest and safest way for package deletion)
3. Watch out kernel messages at startup: look for "not found" "can't find",
other reffering problems
4. Carefully browse /rc.* files - maybe there is something refering to what you
just removed! (see 3)
5. Don't worry, be happy :-)
regards,
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