Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2002 20:35:52 -0600 From: "Mike Meyer" <mwm-dated-1016246153.a47ba3@mired.org> To: "Paul C. Boyle" <paulcb_mcse@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Removing installed programs? Message-ID: <15500.6152.553723.286330@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <200203101957.OAA06048@alpha.vaxxine.com> References: <15499.45998.333621.513832@guru.mired.org> <200203101957.OAA06048@alpha.vaxxine.com>
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Paul C. Boyle <paulcb_mcse@yahoo.com> types: > On March 10, 2002 02:27 pm, you wrote: > > Paul C. Boyle <freebsdruns@yahoo.com> types: > > > What is the best way to remove installed programs that were installed > > > through the ports? > > If you don't clean the ports, use "make deinstall" in the port > > directory. If you do clean the ports, use "pkg_delete" on the > > installed package. > What do you mean by clean the ports? # cd /usr/ports/<category>/<portname. # make clean or similar. > Some of my KDE is pooched. > I installed from the 4.5 iso. Most of KDE was not there so I installed what > was missing from /stand/sysinstall using my 4.4 iso disk. It seemed to work. > Now, my backgrounds disapear. KDE file manager acts up. When in icon mode, > if I move the cursor over the icon area the file manager disapears. I can > fix it by going to View, View Mode, Detailed List View, or Text View, or Tree > View. > Whats the best way to go here, to get everything in working order? I don't use KDE, or GNOME, or any of the other brick-makers people like to cover their desktop with. Personally, I'd cvsup to the latest ports, pkg-delete all the kde stuff, and rebuild it from scratch. But that may not be the best way to do it. <mike -- Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Perforce/FreeBSD/Unix consultant, email for more information. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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