Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:55:01 +0100 From: RW <list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: pkg_add/delete questions Message-ID: <200610232055.02282.list-freebsd-2004@morbius.sent.com> In-Reply-To: <200610222107.44751.freebsd@dfwlp.com> References: <cf5917110610221852h5d52afbducbfcbe88bbf71345@mail.gmail.com> <200610222107.44751.freebsd@dfwlp.com>
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On Monday 23 October 2006 03:07, Jonathan Horne wrote: > On Sunday 22 October 2006 20:52, Mark Jayson Alvarez wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I have several questions: > > > > 1. If I install a particular package, its dependencies will be > > installed as well. Now if I remove it later using pkg_delete, only > > that package will be removed and not the dependencies. The reason I > > guess is because some other packages may be dependent on those > > dependencies as well. Is there a way to remove a particular package > > and all of its dependencies (given that no other package is dependent > > on those dependencies)? > > > > 2. Is it possible to tell pkg_add to just fetch the package and not > > install them? My goal is to use my Internet conn > > this query would be easily answered by 'man pkg_add' and 'man pkg_delete'. > > ill hint you that you are looking for -r and a -n. Unfortunately the meaning of -r is inverted in the system package tools with respect to portupgrade and its associated package tools, so pkg_delete -r isn't much use. Portupgrade's pkg_deinstall does support this.
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