Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 15:54:41 -0400 From: Chris Brennan <xaero@xaerolimit.net> To: "illoai@gmail.com" <illoai@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: A possibly odd upgrade question Message-ID: <BANLkTim7YxwqcJ_rHi56A9wXMXyLXWbezQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <BANLkTin5jNEsLMe6%2BOZ-RUPsJiN6QGKJdA@mail.gmail.com> References: <BANLkTiki_yzeYNGVsSunk0H6j0EY%2BAb2Zg@mail.gmail.com> <BANLkTin5jNEsLMe6%2BOZ-RUPsJiN6QGKJdA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 2:40 PM, illoai@gmail.com <illoai@gmail.com> wrote: > On 4 May 2011 12:50, Chris Brennan <xaero@xaerolimit.net> wrote: > > is it safe to nuke /usr/local (excluding /usr/local/home), rebuild > > world/kernel for 8.2 and start with a fresh ports tree? > > Yes, though pkg_delete -af will probably suffice for removing > the ports (& /var/db/pkg/ as well). > Someone else suggested 'pkg_delete -av' ... would -avf then be a safe assumption? I want to make sure I have a solid leg to stand on before I start anything...
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