Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 08:26:23 -0400 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: Dino Vliet <dino_vliet@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: remove all ports Message-ID: <19910.35823.776986.516282@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <810820.50619.qm@web113604.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> References: <810820.50619.qm@web113604.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
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Dino Vliet writes: > Over time a few ports=A0 were installed, for which I have no use > now. I figured out the alternatives I have are: =09Which is easier depends on =09a) how many total ports =09b) how many you want to remove =09c) whether you know exactly which ones need to go =09If if youy don't know the answer to (c), then it's probably easiest to scrub everything and start over. =09If you do, and (b) is a large number, ditto. =09Otherwise: make a list, go to /var/db/pkg, and run pkg_deinstall on each port. =09One man's opinion, =09=09=09=09Robert Huff
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