From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 2 17:34:22 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F3C9E1065670 for ; Wed, 2 Dec 2009 17:34:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: from aristotle.thought.org (ns1.thought.org [209.180.213.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 952F78FC12 for ; Wed, 2 Dec 2009 17:34:21 +0000 (UTC) Received: from thought.org (tao.thought.org [10.47.0.250]) (authenticated bits=0) by aristotle.thought.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id nB2HXgHG011870; Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:33:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from kline@thought.org) Received: by thought.org (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1002 kline@thought.org; Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:34:16 -0800 (PST) Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 09:34:16 -0800 From: Gary Kline To: usleepless@gmail.com Message-ID: <20091202173416.GA3844@thought.org> References: <20091202071508.GA1869@thought.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: With 23 years of service to the Unix community. X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=3.6 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.2.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 (2007-08-08) on aristotle.thought.org Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List Subject: Re: which is the better way...? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:34:22 -0000 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 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