Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 14:03:52 -0600 (MDT) From: Dale Scott <dalescott@shaw.ca> To: Mark Felder <feld@FreeBSD.org> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: find ports that aren't required anymore Message-ID: <47C3DB8E-92C7-48CE-A4F1-2BB752290E7C@shaw.ca> In-Reply-To: <1377978095.27510.16416805.52E0E55D@webmail.messagingengine.com> References: <004001cea67e$f774a530$e65def90$@dalescott.net> <1377978095.27510.16416805.52E0E55D@webmail.messagingengine.com>
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Cool, thanks Mark. Guess that's also a reason to learn new pkg tools.=20 . On 2013-08-31, at 1:41 PM, Mark Felder <feld@FreeBSD.org> wrote: >=20 >=20 > On Sat, Aug 31, 2013, at 14:19, Dale Scott wrote: >> I was using the postfix port, but decided to replace it with ssmtp to >> reduce >> ports in use and simplify system updating (deleting postfix with >> pkg_delete). Is it possible that deleting postfix will leave ports >> installed >> that aren't required anymore? Will pkg_delete also delete any >> dependencies >> no longer required? If I could have ports still installed that aren't >> required anymore? How can I find them now? Portmaster? >=20 > If you're using the old pkg format you'll want to use something like > pkg_cutleaves which is in ports. >=20 > If you're using the new pkg format you can simply run "pkg autoremove". > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.o= rg"
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