Date: Fri, 8 May 1998 11:30:04 -0400 (EDT) From: CyberPeasant <djv@bedford.net> To: sbns@polbox.com Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: unnecessary files Message-ID: <199805081530.LAA00217@castor.loco.net> In-Reply-To: <8463.980508@polbox.com> from "Zdzislaw A. Kaleta" at "May 8, 98 11:08:03 am"
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Zdzislaw A. Kaleta wrote:
> Hello Freebsd-questions,
>
> Using FreeBSD from some time I have a problem. I suspect that when I
> install new version of the program the files form old one stay on the
> machine. I has such situation with perl 4 and perl 5 which create
> problem with installing new KDE version so I have two question:
> -How asure that old files are removed especially if I don't
> use pkg_add
> -how check which files are not necessary on the system.
>
> I think that if Free ant to compete with Ms than this questions are
> very important to no computer guru.
> Best regards,
> Zdzislaw mailto:sbns@polbox.com
>
>
If you won't use the tools, you won't get their benefits. It's worth
the effort to put non-packaged 'ware into package or port form before
installing it, and of course share the result. If you come across
a package or port that misses dependencies, does not uninstall cleanly,
do tell the maintainer. He is (or should be) interested in problems
like this.
Even locally-grown "one of a kind" software should be handled
through some systematic tool, if you are concerned about stray
files and clean uninstallation or upgrading.
Dave
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