Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2017 19:28:47 -0400 (EDT) From: DTD <doug@safeport.com> To: Mike Clarke <jmc-freebsd2@milibyte.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to repair a package Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1709061922160.92990@bucksport.safeport.com> In-Reply-To: <20170906231412.7adf86bc@curlew> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1709051339230.17076@bucksport.safeport.com> <20170906231412.7adf86bc@curlew>
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On Wed, 6 Sep 2017, Mike Clarke wrote: > On Tue, 5 Sep 2017 13:48:23 -0400 (EDT) > DTD <doug@safeport.com> wrote: > >> not finding an option in "pkg delete" that >> would delete only libXScrnSaver and not the 40 other related packages > > You should be able to do that with pkg delete -f libXScrnSaver > > From the man page for pkg-delete > > -f, --force > Forces packages to be removed despite leaving unresolved > dependencies. > > -- > Mike Clarke > Thanks Mike. I thought I tried that and it said about 40 other packages were going to be deleted. I will try this on a test system. This was very likely user stupidity. I verified the disk is [seemingly] okay and that the problem was only the missing module. It was in libX11 not libXScrnSaver, I mis-read the 'pkg info'. I picked the module out of the distfile and all is good. Pretty sure I was fumble-fingered in typing/cutting-pasting or some such. Doug _____ Douglas Denault http://www.safeport.com doug@safeport.com Voice: 301-217-9220 Fax: 301-217-9277
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