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Subject: Re: What packages can I deinstall?
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	Pat Maddox wrote:
> Basically I'd like to clear out any unused packages.  Is it safe to
> just run on pkg_deinstall -n on any package I don't recognize, and if
> it isn't required as a dependency for another package go ahead and
> delete it?

Check out portmanager, specifically portmanager -slid (interactivly and 
safely delete leaf ports from the man page). Note that's leaf ports not 
just unused ports

Chris


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> Thanks,
> Pat
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