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At 2008-07-27T12:52:56+02:00, bsd wrote:

> Is there a good way to get rid of all these useless apps without
> breaking the system=E2=80=A6 What would you suggest?

One way is to use the `ports-mgmt/pkg_cutleaves' port to iteratively
remove the superfluous leaves of your package tree.  It can also be
done with `ports-mgmt/portmanager' (with the -slid option) or
`ports-mgmt/portmaster' (with the -s option).

Raghavendra.

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