From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Nov 28 16:16:59 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1BEF106566B for ; Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:16:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from remegius@comcast.net) Received: from QMTA06.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net (qmta06.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net [76.96.30.56]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACCC48FC14 for ; Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:16:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from OMTA22.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.89]) by QMTA06.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id AgEy1d0011vN32cA6gGzr3; Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:16:59 +0000 Received: from localhost ([67.180.204.190]) by OMTA22.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id AgS91d00646zqiB8igS9LN; Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:26:09 +0000 Date: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:16:58 -0800 From: Rem P Roberti To: FreeBSD Message-ID: <20091128161658.GA51664@bsd.remdog.net> Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Subject: Removing installed packages 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: Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:16:59 -0000 In trying to upgrade CUPS on a new 7.2 installation (CUPS was installed via sysinstall) the upgrade choked, and then I saw in UPDATING that print/cups has been split into multiple ports, and that in order to upgrade you must first remove the installed version. What is the best way to do that? Should I be using pkg_delete and, if so, with what switch or switches? Thanks. Rem