From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 4 20:56:22 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AEF4516A559 for ; Sun, 4 Jun 2006 20:56:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl) Received: from psmtp03.wxs.nl (psmtp03.wxs.nl [195.121.247.12]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3B33643D45 for ; Sun, 4 Jun 2006 20:56:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl) Received: from ip51cc8423.speed.planet.nl (ip51cc8423.speed.planet.nl [81.204.132.35]) by psmtp03.wxs.nl (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 2.07 (built Jun 24 2005)) with ESMTP id <0J0C00731SSW1T@psmtp03.wxs.nl> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 04 Jun 2006 22:55:44 +0200 (MEST) Received: from Alex1.kruijff.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ip51cc8423.speed.planet.nl (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k54KtjDR069604; Sun, 04 Jun 2006 22:55:45 +0200 Received: (from akruijff@localhost) by Alex1.kruijff.org (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id k54KtinS069603; Sun, 04 Jun 2006 22:55:44 +0200 Content-return: prohibited Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2006 22:55:44 +0200 From: Alex de Kruijff In-reply-to: <2345a6660606041105k3a70155bwba5281db353deb88@mail.gmail.com> To: Jacob Jennings Message-id: <20060604205544.GB829@Alex1.kruijff.org> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i References: <2345a6660606041105k3a70155bwba5281db353deb88@mail.gmail.com> X-Authentication-warning: Alex1.kruijff.org: akruijff set sender to freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl using -f Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Removing Port Directories X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd@akruijff.dds.nl List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2006 20:56:23 -0000 On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 01:05:21PM -0500, Jacob Jennings wrote: > I was wondering if there is a way to remove unwanted port directories > such as /usr/ports/biology, /usr/ports/astro, etc. without the system > coughing a hairball, or could I just manually delete them with a "rm > -fR"? You could do a 'rm -fR' relatively safely. Many port rely on other ports. If these live in the the categories you have removed then upgrading or installing these port could fail. This is nothing critical and you should be able to fix this later. -- Alex Please copy the original recipients, otherwise I may not read your reply. Howtos based on my personal use, including information about setting up a firewall and creating traffic graphs with MRTG http://alex.kruijff.org/FreeBSD/