Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2026 13:15:51 +0000 From: bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org To: pkg@FreeBSD.org Subject: [Bug 225361] ports-mgmt/pkg: pkg install xxx removes needed and unrelated packages from system Message-ID: <bug-225361-32340-aEn2PeQZcV@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/> In-Reply-To: <bug-225361-32340@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>
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https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=225361 --- Comment #7 from Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com> --- (In reply to pru13allan from comment #0) > … > > Number of packages to be removed: 7 > Number of packages to be installed: 1 > Number of packages to be reinstalled: 2 > > The operation will free 68 MiB. > 547 KiB to be downloaded. > > Proceed with this action? [y/N]: y > … Modern versions of pkg list the items to be removed last, not first, to reduce the likelihood of people proceeding (y) without truly realising what's to be removed. A general hint: before deciding whether to proceed with an installation, fetch what's required. --fetch-only The value of this option is not widely understood. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the assignee for the bug.home | help
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