Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 14:04:54 -0500 From: Chris Haulmark <chris@sigd.net> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /var/db/pkg deleted..what to do? Message-ID: <1121799894.10011.7.camel@localhost> In-Reply-To: <1121799124.10011.2.camel@localhost> References: <1121799124.10011.2.camel@localhost>
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On Tue, 2005-07-19 at 13:52 -0500, Chris Haulmark wrote: > What is the best suggestion to a friend who runs a FreeBSD workstation. > > He tried to delete mysql completely but deleted /var/db instead > of /var/db/mysql > > He has dozens of packages installed from the ports. He mainly uses > gnome2 and several other major applications...it would be a pain to > reinstall everything while he is depending on his memory of what he had > installed in the first place. > > Chris > An update. I am playing around with using portsdb -rR pkg_name. What I installed is a major package like gnome and it listed several other packages that can be reinstalled with portupgrade -f. I am still open for any suggestions to rebuild the package database without having to recompile or pkg_add everything. Chris > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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