Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:34:16 -0800 From: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> To: usleepless@gmail.com Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: which is the better way...? Message-ID: <20091202173416.GA3844@thought.org> In-Reply-To: <c39ec84c0912020738r156730abva733e2dce24a158f@mail.gmail.com> References: <20091202071508.GA1869@thought.org> <c39ec84c0912020738r156730abva733e2dce24a158f@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 04:38:18PM +0100, usleepless@gmail.com wrote: > On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> wrote: > > > > > it is better to pkg_delete OOo-301 or just cd to /usr/local and > > /bin/rm -r it from there? this time i'll make a not of the preferred > > way of cleaning out the old stuff.. > > > > > Early this century I started removing packages by issuing "sudo rm -rf /". > Works like a charm. Have been doing it ever since. Also, it keeps the > package database ( /var/db/pkg ) and the optional port directories in sync. > Very nifty. > > And there is no need for tedious use of "make deinstall" or "make clean" ( > the horror! ). > > Furthermore the method is true to the Unix-philosophy of KISS: all of this > package management sjizzle is pure futuristic bloatware that keeps you away > from what Unix truely stands for. > > There is a "third" way too: recently it was brought to my attention that > Chuck Norris NEVER deletes packages: he just shoots them. > > YMMV ofcourse, > > kind regards, > > usleep > > > Gee whiz, you're ri-- > > -- > > Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service > > Unix > > http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org > > The 7.31a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org http://www.thought.org Public Service Unix http://jottings.thought.org http://transfinite.thought.org The 7.31a release of Jottings: http://jottings.thought.org/index.php
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