Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:00:37 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <matthew@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Delete /var/db/pkg.bak? Message-ID: <5108C515.3070005@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <kea8l1$f70$1@ger.gmane.org> References: <kea8l1$f70$1@ger.gmane.org>
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This is an OpenPGP/MIME signed message (RFC 4880 and 3156) ------enig2WXKUDSVNEULBRODTMRRD Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 30/01/2013 04:47, Walter Hurry wrote: > Admittedly disk space is cheap, but old habits die hard and I just don'= t=20 > like keeping stuff I no longer need. >=20 > I converted to pkgng just under a couple of months ago, and have had no= =20 > serious problems (even the minor issues have been promptly resolved wit= h=20 > the kind and able assistance of Matthew Seaman). >=20 > I have no intention of trying to 'go back', so my question is this: Is = it=20 > safe now to clear out the pkg.bak file which was created by pkg2ng at t= he=20 > time of conversion? I'm almost sure it is, but just want to make certai= n. Um... it's probably OK, but you're really the only person in a position to know, given it's your system. Given that you have been actively maintaining your systems using pkgng for several months, the pkg.bak file will not contain any record of the changes made in that time. That makes it increasingly irrelevant. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey ------enig2WXKUDSVNEULBRODTMRRD Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.16 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlEIxRwACgkQ8Mjk52CukIy22gCfbJfK6wnzHs6YvE3nTsmaYvik YrkAniP9/KVCs2feSA8xYKengG8gF7S2 =J0fz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------enig2WXKUDSVNEULBRODTMRRD--
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