Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 07:50:43 -0500 From: Gerard Seibert <gerard@seibercom.net> To: User Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Cc: Graham Bentley <admin@cpcnw.co.uk> Subject: Re: simple question...how to show packages which depend upon Message-ID: <20061130074558.7344.GERARD@seibercom.net> In-Reply-To: <009001c7147a$a1ded750$1c07a8c0@CPC> References: <009001c7147a$a1ded750$1c07a8c0@CPC>
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On Thursday November 30, 2006 at 07:25:32 (AM) Graham Bentley wrote: > And ... how to remove a package and all the packages > it sucked in ? > > All I get from pkg_delete that it isnt even installed when > I know it is because that was the previous command I > just ran !!! Are you sure you are feedin it the correct information? Try this: pkg_info -Ix PROGRAM_NAME (-> gives you the exact installed version of PROGRAM_NAME installed.) Now feed that to: pkg_delete -vdfr PROGRAM_NAME That should do it. -- Gerard Mail from '@gmail' is rejected and/or discarded here. Don't waste your time!
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