From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 2 15:58:30 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FA24106566C for ; Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:58:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from usleepless@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f213.google.com (mail-bw0-f213.google.com [209.85.218.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8F328FC17 for ; Wed, 2 Dec 2009 15:58:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz5 with SMTP id 5so306427bwz.3 for ; Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:58:29 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; bh=Dsv1awvpO0uhy/ZNfEzOfAKq+7/egx1S97LOkefORg0=; b=CODpIT+nzZRqUancJInttIed2BT3BrrEoo/2VjHaK7H6qTuM4ujBVu3yKIs8MpIqcT W56jKU9tKi1G0oDPDWMLUeWjhqFXMQexNX65E8SacbKpYE4XY6ne7fqLYzUGz4veSXcb V0yHchXy6FvWyMy4dWTH8mdFUPoLXYl/mEmvg= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; b=RKLhwdnwUTchh2YTztkDP2uTLPHp8wAwmvjylA873yHY+J8FdojO/Bsve+OUnbJXVw 2PsUaZLfY7pxUGdP0a1w8VIN1nz50ypsBqVtTbCmXZFo707AncKb6oiA827zWQlTMuXA 5IRw4X4ATR6JNDAzK420aTzJnGifSEQNtRw/Q= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.103.205.13 with SMTP id h13mr105435muq.121.1259769508741; Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:58:28 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: References: <20091202071508.GA1869@thought.org> Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 16:58:28 +0100 Message-ID: From: usleepless@gmail.com To: utisoft@gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Gary Kline , FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: which is the better way...? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:58:30 -0000 On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Chris Rees wrote: > 2009/12/2 : > > On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Gary Kline wrote: > > > >> > >> it is better to pkg_delete OOo-301 or just cd to /usr/local and > >> /bin/rm -r it from there? this time i'll make a not of the preferred > >> way of cleaning out the old stuff.. > >> > >> > > Early this century I started removing packages by issuing "sudo rm -rf > /". > > Works like a charm. Have been doing it ever since. Also, it keeps the > > package database ( /var/db/pkg ) and the optional port directories in > sync. > > Very nifty. > > [chris@amnesiac]~% sudo rm -rf / > rm: "/" may not be removed > [chris@amnesiac]~% > > Gutted! I'll have to use pkg_*... > > You must be a thrill at parties :-) regards, usleep > Chris > > -- > A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. > Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? > A: Top-posting. > Q: What is the most annoying thing in a mailing list? >