Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2025 09:24:20 -0400 From: David Scranton <davidsghost2@gmail.com> To: =?UTF-8?Q?Dag=2DErling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@freebsd.org> Cc: David Greenman-Lawrence <dg@dglawrence.com>, Sulev-Madis Silber <freebsd-current-freebsd-org111@ketas.si.pri.ee>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PKGBASE Removes FreeBSD Base System Feature Message-ID: <CAGFmXzQWm9-n5B56BnDPvzs0qdRfyr5x-0sO5kvt4GjXLrdb_g@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <86ectk1ys6.fsf@ltc.des.dev> References: <ckjuzadqerchrokhlejz@pkwi> <ffd818ae-9922-413f-b8d8-acb7af51f865@freebsd.org> <CAFYkXjkKMpuJqZkt_x_kpFhMi2kSbJN1ydGK6y9JQeCXpX=MAQ@mail.gmail.com> <20250808.091053.1322595805169591390.sthaug@nethelp.no> <86h5yi43kp.fsf@ltc.des.dev> <tszbredhnkwjjawbkdee@uoma> <msvwmizumsvdibprjebq@qjww> <2F323B4C-DA2E-47FF-A8E9-FB515B5D446D@ketas.si.pri.ee> <20250809062925.GN26557@mailx.dglawrence.com> <86ectk1ys6.fsf@ltc.des.dev>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Just a brief note from a new, nontechnical user. I actually appreciate the energetic debates because they are educating me about fbsd and its philosophy - not to mention warning me about treacherous shoals. David Scranton On Sat, Aug 9, 2025, 8:10 AM Dag-Erling Smørgrav <des@freebsd.org> wrote: > David Greenman-Lawrence <dg@dglawrence.com> writes: > > FWIW, I do have an opinion on this: I think that "pkg delete -af" is a > > useful thing that should not destroy your base system. > > If you want to delete all packages that aren't vital to the system's > functioning, just run `pkg delete -a`. That will leave you with > whatever packages were locked or marked vital (normally FreeBSD-clibs > and FreeBSD-runtime, which contain the most important libraries and > binaries) plus pkg itself (because pkg is hardcoded to never delete > itself unless forced to). > > DES > -- > Dag-Erling Smørgrav - des@FreeBSD.org > > [-- Attachment #2 --] <div dir="auto">Just a brief note from a new, nontechnical user. I actually appreciate the energetic debates because they are educating me about fbsd and its philosophy - not to mention warning me about treacherous shoals.<div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">David Scranton</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Aug 9, 2025, 8:10 AM Dag-Erling Smørgrav <<a href="mailto:des@freebsd.org">des@freebsd.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">David Greenman-Lawrence <<a href="mailto:dg@dglawrence.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">dg@dglawrence.com</a>> writes:<br> > FWIW, I do have an opinion on this: I think that "pkg delete -af" is a<br> > useful thing that should not destroy your base system.<br> <br> If you want to delete all packages that aren't vital to the system's<br> functioning, just run `pkg delete -a`. That will leave you with<br> whatever packages were locked or marked vital (normally FreeBSD-clibs<br> and FreeBSD-runtime, which contain the most important libraries and<br> binaries) plus pkg itself (because pkg is hardcoded to never delete<br> itself unless forced to).<br> <br> DES<br> -- <br> Dag-Erling Smørgrav - des@FreeBSD.org<br> <br> </blockquote></div>home | help
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