Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2025 14:10:17 +0200 From: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@FreeBSD.org> To: David Greenman-Lawrence <dg@dglawrence.com> Cc: Sulev-Madis Silber <freebsd-current-freebsd-org111@ketas.si.pri.ee>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PKGBASE Removes FreeBSD Base System Feature Message-ID: <86ectk1ys6.fsf@ltc.des.dev> In-Reply-To: <20250809062925.GN26557@mailx.dglawrence.com> (David Greenman-Lawrence's message of "Fri, 8 Aug 2025 23:29:25 -0700") References: <ckjuzadqerchrokhlejz@pkwi> <ffd818ae-9922-413f-b8d8-acb7af51f865@freebsd.org> <CAFYkXjkKMpuJqZkt_x_kpFhMi2kSbJN1ydGK6y9JQeCXpX=MAQ@mail.gmail.com> <20250808.091053.1322595805169591390.sthaug@nethelp.no> <86h5yi43kp.fsf@ltc.des.dev> <tszbredhnkwjjawbkdee@uoma> <msvwmizumsvdibprjebq@qjww> <2F323B4C-DA2E-47FF-A8E9-FB515B5D446D@ketas.si.pri.ee> <20250809062925.GN26557@mailx.dglawrence.com>
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David Greenman-Lawrence <dg@dglawrence.com> writes: > FWIW, I do have an opinion on this: I think that "pkg delete -af" is a > useful thing that should not destroy your base system. If you want to delete all packages that aren't vital to the system's functioning, just run `pkg delete -a`. That will leave you with whatever packages were locked or marked vital (normally FreeBSD-clibs and FreeBSD-runtime, which contain the most important libraries and binaries) plus pkg itself (because pkg is hardcoded to never delete itself unless forced to). DES -- Dag-Erling Smørgrav - des@FreeBSD.orghome | help
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