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Date:      Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:50:20 -0400
From:      Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: The best way to keep the system clean?
Message-ID:  <18167.45708.53032.162026@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
In-Reply-To: <20070924143540.A28769@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
References:  <38b9f0350709240517x5d6f976fn9fb2f76105dc51e6@mail.gmail.com> <20070924143540.A28769@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>

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Wojciech Puchar writes:

>  > My problem, many times I install some software from ports, it install
>  > the dependency software. Then after some time, I find that software
>  > isn't what I want, and deinstall it. At this point, the dependency
>  > software isn't necessary as well. Is there a way to clean them
>  > automatically, like the apt-get autoremove in the Ubuntu system.
>  
>  possibly there are better methods but i do:

	Also: ports-mgt/pkg_cutleaves.
	Personally, I distrust anything involving the term
"autoatically remove", doubly so when it involves recursion.  All it
takes is one bug in the script, or fumble-fingers at the keyboard,
and you're looking at major re-installation.  This is a job for the
Mk. I eyeball.


				Robert Huff





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