Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 22:37:12 -0600 From: "Jeremy Messenger" <mezz7@cox.net> To: "Jason Trickett" <jstrickett@cogeco.ca> Cc: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to start over with respect to ports Message-ID: <opskt1sacr9aq2h7@mezz.mezzweb.com> In-Reply-To: <41EDE025.3040006@cogeco.ca> References: <41EDD37C.2070801@cogeco.ca> <200501181929.40604.ringworm@inbox.lv> <41EDE025.3040006@cogeco.ca>
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On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:20:53 -0500, Jason Trickett <jstrickett@cogeco.ca> wrote: > > Michael C. Shultz said the following on 1/18/2005 10:29 PM: > >> On Tuesday 18 January 2005 07:26 pm, Jason Trickett wrote: >> >>> I just want reset my ports and delete any that were built so far. Do >>> I have to do it individually, or (hopefully) all at once. I want to >>> go back to just using packages until I am more comfortable using the >>> ports system. If answering please provide a detailed, easy-to-follow >>> answer. I'd rather not have to reinstall the whole thing. Thanks. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-gnome >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>> "freebsd-gnome-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> >> >> >> pkg_delete -f * will probably work for you. >> >> -Mike >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-gnome >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-gnome-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >> > Won't this get rid of binary packages too? Yes, it will remove any packages and ports. > I want to keep my gnome system et al. - I just want to get rid of any > port(s) that I ended up compiling/installing. It's impossible to do something like this beside manual by hand. port and package register in database in the same way. Cheers, Mezz -- mezz7@cox.net - mezz@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD GNOME Team http://www.FreeBSD.org/gnome/ - gnome@FreeBSD.org
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