Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 21:37:18 +0100 From: Melvyn Sopacua <freebsd-questions@webteckies.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Allan Bowhill <abowhill@blarg.net> Subject: Re: How to determine which distribution sets were installed Message-ID: <200311302137.19635.freebsd-questions@webteckies.org> In-Reply-To: <20031130075229.GA87221@kosmos.my.net> References: <20031130092448.8A82D42BF1@server1.messagingengine.com> <20031130075229.GA87221@kosmos.my.net>
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--Boundary-02=_/Tly/Q/HFpVa20A Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline On Sunday 30 November 2003 08:52, Allan Bowhill wrote: > On 0, Paul van Berlo <pvanberlo@fastmail.fm> wrote: > :Hello, > : > :is there an easy way to determine which distribution sets were installed > :during the FreeBSD installation and after that? I inherited a server and > :want to make sure what is and is not installed. Of course I can do all of > :this manually, but I was hoping FreeBSD keeps a log or something > :somewhere. > > I am not %100 sure, but I think you might have to do it manually. I > don't think FreeBSD keeps records of what was originally chosen > in /stand/sysinstall for distribution sets on a first-time installation. Right - because it doesn't make sence to do so. If you choose 'developer' during the 'standard installation' but later inst= all=20 the XFree86 port, you essentially now have an 'X-Developer' distribution se= t. In a well-maintained system, /etc/make.conf should reflect any alterations = to=20 the base installation and the rest can be found in /var/db/pkg/*. =2D-=20 Melvyn =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =46reeBSD sarevok.webteckies.org 5.2-BETA FreeBSD 5.2-BETA #1: Sat Nov 29=20 00:15:33 CET 2003 root@sarevok.webteckies.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ SAREVOK_NOFW_DBG i386 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --Boundary-02=_/Tly/Q/HFpVa20A Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQA/ylT/Ov9JNmfFN5URAngtAKCQJ8CRQkM3Ak/ZkIaUPwfj3fY4MQCeO8kd 5EidFW3a9Q3s1ZluwdadDwo= =d7B6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Boundary-02=_/Tly/Q/HFpVa20A--
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