From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 28 20:52:57 2007 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 3A43C16A419 for ; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:52:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from mailout.zetnet.co.uk (mailout.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.47.231]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9FE713C447 for ; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:52:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank@esperance-linux.co.uk) Received: from irwell.zetnet.co.uk ([194.247.47.48] helo=zetnet.co.uk) by mailout.zetnet.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1IxTts-0005DI-Cb for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:52:52 +0000 Received: from esperance.zetnet.co.uk (54-144.adsl.zetnet.co.uk [194.247.54.144]) by zetnet.co.uk (8.14.1/8.14.1/Debian-9) with SMTP id lASKqp0b018972 for ; Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:52:51 GMT Received: (qmail 1772 invoked by uid 1001); 28 Nov 2007 20:52:46 -0000 From: "Frank Shute" Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:52:45 +0000 To: Jeff Maxwell Message-ID: <20071128205245.GA1309@melon.esperance-linux.co.uk> References: <00E08FD8-A649-41AA-B752-DDE5526E8824@uni-mart.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <00E08FD8-A649-41AA-B752-DDE5526E8824@uni-mart.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.3-PRERELEASE i386 X-Organisation: 'Esperance Linux' X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-3.0 (zetnet.co.uk [194.247.46.1]); Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:52:51 +0000 (GMT) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: remove X11 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Frank Shute List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:52:57 -0000 On Wed, Nov 28, 2007 at 12:33:47PM -0500, Jeff Maxwell wrote: > > I have X11 installed on a server 6.1. > > Is there an easy way to remove it all? > > Do I have to remove each package individually? > You could probably make a good start with: # pkg_deinstall -rf xorg-\* check 1st what it will deinstall (without actually deinstalling): # pkg_deinstall -frn xorg-\* Finally, you want to: # echo "WITHOUT_X11=yes" >> /etc/make.conf to stop yourself accidentally installing stuff based on X in the future. -- Frank Contact info: http://www.esperance-linux.co.uk/misc/contact.html