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Date:      Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:41:54 -0500
From:      Frank Laszlo <laszlof@vonostingroup.com>
To:        Jeff Cross <jeff.cross@averageadmins.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Remove a Port and All Dependencies
Message-ID:  <43FF5372.5090409@vonostingroup.com>
In-Reply-To: <43FF5081.6050601@averageadmins.com>
References:  <43FF5081.6050601@averageadmins.com>

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Jeff Cross wrote:
> I would like to know if it is possible to remove a port/package and all
> of the dependencies it installed that are not needed by other
> applications.
>
> Example: I installed Nautilus and some Gnome games but don't want them
> installed any longer.  However, if I remove the package itself, doesn't
> it leave all of the other dependencies out there?
>
> Upgrading my system takes forever now that there are a ton of libs and
> such installed by these applications.  So, if anyone can point me in the
> right direction for doing this I would greatly appreciate it.
>
> Jeff Cross
>
sysutils/pkg_cutleaves.
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