Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 01:51:49 -0400 From: parv <parv_fm@emailgroups.net> To: "Kirk R. Wythers" <kwythers@umn.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: housecleaning and portupgrade question Message-ID: <20021025055149.GA5018@moo.holy.cow> In-Reply-To: <1035474504.15382.20.camel@lorax.forestry.umn.edu> References: <1035474504.15382.20.camel@lorax.forestry.umn.edu>
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in message <1035474504.15382.20.camel@lorax.forestry.umn.edu>, wrote Kirk R. Wythers thusly... > > aalib-1.4.r5 < needs updating (port has 1.4.r5_1) > aalib-1.4.r5_1 = up-to-date with port ... > > There are numerous examples of this issue. My question is: what is > the recommended way to delete an old version application x. This > assumes of course that you are sure that it is not depended upon > by some other app. when you deinstall an old port, it's quite possible that files from new port will also be deleeted. in that case, you will need to re-install that new port. just be careful of "-f" (force) option of pkg_delete or pkg_deinstall. pay attention to any message which says along the lines of "checksum mismatch, deleted anyway". in that case, see above. - parv -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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