Date: Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:36:53 -0500 From: Michael Powell <nightrecon@verizon.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: A problem about pkg_deinstall Message-ID: <goddt0$ub5$1@ger.gmane.org> References: <de8d0ce00902282255x75100d00ha05a13c555e9ff9@mail.gmail.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
lacalling wrote:
> I have some problems about pkg_deinstall.
>
> pkg_deinstall -R deletes packages depended recursively.
>
> but it seems to crashes some other packages.
>
> for example,i installed pkg A,it depends on pkg b,c,d.
>
> pkg_deinstall -R will deletes A,b,c,d.
>
> but if b is depended by some other pkg X which i use,X probably will
> crash.
>
> i read man pkg_deinstall,but got no further info.
>
> could anyone kindly help me to find out how to delete pkgs only depended
> by A?
-r
--recursive Deinstall all those packages depending on the given
packages as well.
-R
--upward-recursive Deinstall all those packages required by the given
packages as well.
Makes a difference on whether the "R" is upper or lower case.
-Mike
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?goddt0$ub5$1>