Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 11:48:29 -0800 From: "Jon Reynolds" <jonr@destar.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: Checking installed packages Message-ID: <IMEDIGOECABKBHJDKLNOGENACDAA.jonr@destar.net> In-Reply-To: <20020806194002.BADAC2DD@nebula.anchoragerescue.org>
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-----Original Message-----
From: Beech Rintoul [mailto:akbeech@sinbad.net]
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 11:40 AM
To: Jon Reynolds; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Checking installed packages
On Tuesday 06 August 2002 11:17 am, Jon Reynolds wrote:
> I am trying to find out whiat packages are installed on my freebsd4.6 box.
> I know I have php installed but when I do an 'pkg_info' it doesn't show
up.
> I have read that this command will only show if I used the pkg_add or
> pkg_create commands. So what is the command that would show everything
> installed?
>
> Jon
>
Software you compiled from distribution sources will not show up in
pkg_info.
I strongly suggest using the ports/packages whenever possible. The only way
to delete a package you compiled yourself is from the original sources and
make uninstall. Or you have to go in and delete the files by hand (yuck). If
you stick with the ports you can use portupgrade to manage them which does a
very good job of keeping the depends in tact.
Beech
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I would much rather use the ports directory as I think it is the greatest
install program in the history of the universe!! Well, maybe not, but I love
the ports way of installing. The one problem I have is I haven't figured out
how to update my ports so that they are the lateset and greatest. PHP, for
example, can I just update the one port or is it recommended to update the
whole directory? And how is that done exactly? I have read about updating
but I am still a novice user and some things just go over my head.
Jon
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