From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 29 20:14:13 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BBEC816A474 for ; Tue, 29 May 2007 20:14:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from puck@volunteerwireless.net) Received: from trueband.net (director.trueband.net [216.163.120.8]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6A11813C484 for ; Tue, 29 May 2007 20:14:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from puck@volunteerwireless.net) Received: (qmail 5705 invoked by uid 1006); 29 May 2007 20:14:12 -0000 Received: from puck@volunteerwireless.net by rs0 by uid 1003 with qmail-scanner-1.16 (spamassassin: 3.1.4. Clear:SA:0(0.1/100.0):. Processed in 0.960481 secs); 29 May 2007 20:14:12 -0000 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.1 required=100.0 X-Spam-Level: Received: from unknown (HELO trueband.net) (172.16.0.5) by -v with SMTP; 29 May 2007 20:14:11 -0000 Received: (qmail 5535 invoked from network); 29 May 2007 20:14:09 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.1.101?) (puck@67.54.233.123) by -v with SMTP; 29 May 2007 20:14:09 -0000 Message-ID: <465C89B0.1010102@volunteerwireless.net> Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 15:14:40 -0500 From: Jack Schneider User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (X11/20070411) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jack Schneider , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <465C73EB.501@volunteerwireless.net> <20070529200847.GB11969@slackbox.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <20070529200847.GB11969@slackbox.xs4all.nl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Subject: Re: Blown Up /Usr files X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 20:14:13 -0000 Roland Smith wrote: > On Tue, May 29, 2007 at 01:41:47PM -0500, Jack Schneider wrote: > >> Hi, Anyone. >> My /Usr directory/slice is now over 5.2 GB for a basic workstation 6.2 >> install. thats 90%+ of the slice. I need help with a procedure to clean >> it up. The machine is: >> >> FreeBSD Growler.maplebend.net 6.2-RELEASE-p3 FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p3 #2: >> Wed Apr 18 11:16:35 CDT 2007 >> KDE 3.5.1 >> >> Updated /ports & Sources via CVSUP. >> >> I have no idea where to start. Where should I look for redundant or >> obsolete files? >> > > You could clear out the files in /usr/ports/distfiles, because you can always > download those again. > > If you have ever built a new kernel & world, you can clean out /usr/obj > after installing them. > > If you have ports that you don't use, pkg_delete those as well, since > they're in /usr/local. For instance, if you've upgraded to xorg 7.2, you > can delete most of the drivers ports. > > While you're at it, you can set the nodump flag on both of these > directories, so that they're no backed up. > > Roland > Whoa!!! Let me absorb and explore all the goodies 8-) I got from you > folks... > > > > I'll let you know how it turns out. one by one.. > > > > Thanks, Guys > > > > Jack >