Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 17:28:19 +0100 From: Baptiste Daroussin <bapt@FreeBSD.org> To: Erik Lauritsen <eriklauritsen@yandex.com> Cc: freebsd-pkgbase@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Will pkg in base break the base? Message-ID: <20200130162819.xztch5vu6sdm6ieg@ivaldir.net> In-Reply-To: <12851601580347222@sas2-acef09fc61af.qloud-c.yandex.net> References: <12851601580347222@sas2-acef09fc61af.qloud-c.yandex.net>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 01:20:22AM +0000, Erik Lauritsen wrote: > Hi, > > I have posted this question on "questions", but realize that maybe this is > the right place :) > > I have always really liked the FreeBSD separation between base and the > packages, and I love that you can do a "pkg delete -a" and not worry > about the kernel or the base system. > > Occasionally on Linux, especially in the past, a failed update to some > packages renders the entire system unusable, and even Debian with its > "apt --fix-broken" and "apt install -f" sometimes just runs in an > unending loop unable to fix some dependency mess. > > With pkg for base, would a "pkg delete -a" then also delete the kernel > and base etc.? No we have added a notion of "vital" packages which one are allowed to upgrade but not to remove, so pkg delete -a will leave a viable system after ward. Probably smaller than a current base system but still viable. and a users can by himself flag some packages as vital so if he wants the entire base to be vital he can. Does that answer your question? Best regards, Bapt [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAABCAAdFiEEgOTj3suS2urGXVU3Y4mL3PG3PloFAl4zBCAACgkQY4mL3PG3 PlqFzg//ZHZu6AxtRggRsKEX2NArSUQvgiU/1ovTYBl81DFzQHPy50ZTSmzWJUGK YEteFN10YJxTllO6UM4E9iKp0WYnzCcwDlRs+z/1wG0J9RfyiMF93kheCW3ce+pf BcrWmy+8KREOJQ2KTPt9Ta3500ORoRCvf62QH555KkBr7ZCv5aGf2epQk/VPKXex tNiA1B1OPndlwsMxZwPEYVEd5S82u0dh7YcxQZtlRztp953ckFg2w+m0vMHBlJlZ L6YCSIUeci5SHICMO6Ybd5GH6GthBTAIw0qezLVTu9sjYHX3ypV5dXvyXFdLJZwO YQiV8AnoCkt1Um+15TD1KDXlo/ZzDgl5Gu1dZp3KW6CztHdpCeY+Am9y7li3eqhu bo0o/JtewSuWmJQI+rnfr4rlepbuazgzO9l1okx5BsxHcOtHA0M5Pl4ZLdAD3abV o+wnwD4J1QHxT7QjhlByKVFNqjZ9EKMqpv9znrAMGTE1XnkgvW+DuQc20WrhE/0a UQE+aOByV7ARhWHeooklDsrtXjTF6BI/PmL7KwfCNkvj6ufu3bv/b/RB6OyV7g5D 4ItJoB4efqI4pyBiqE9uwl4FXyL7tY5nSg9QdMKjc2scvblfT/hSLRchmoB/m3lE h+UJHBaMp5leZj+aeR/pQBOM0taFwebQ5L64pw8pjFPghLTkCJ8= =isA8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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