Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2002 11:59:22 -0800 From: Beech Rintoul <akbeech@anchoragerescue.org> To: "Jon Reynolds" <jonr@destar.net>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Checking installed packages Message-ID: <20020806195923.06CBB2DD@nebula.anchoragerescue.org> In-Reply-To: <IMEDIGOECABKBHJDKLNOGENACDAA.jonr@destar.net> References: <IMEDIGOECABKBHJDKLNOGENACDAA.jonr@destar.net>
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On Tuesday 06 August 2002 11:48 am, Jon Reynolds wrote: > -----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. Use cvsup to update your ports tree: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/ports-using.html Beech -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Beech Rintoul - IT Manager - Instructor - akbeech@anchoragerescue.org /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Anchorage Gospel Rescue Mission \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | P.O. Box 230510 X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Anchorage, AK 99523-0510 / \ ----------------------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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