Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:39:52 +0200 From: Sorin Panca <sorin.panca@psrk.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing packages using ports after freebsd-update doesn't work on amd64 Message-ID: <497D68C8.7090605@psrk.com>
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Tore Lund wrote: > Sorin Panca wrote: >> Prior to starting the upgrade I did a pkg_delete -a. I wanted a clean >> system (just like a reinstallation). How do I ensure that all packages >> were removed by pkg_delete -a ? > > I cannot help wonder why you try to do a binary update. Saving some > configuration files and doing a reinstall might have been easier IMO. I'm located in Europe, while the server is in the US. I also think that a serious OS should be upgradable both from source and binaries without booting it from other media, at runtime. Asking people near that server to do something I should be able to do is never a good option. Regards, Sorin.
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