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Date:      12 Mar 2003 17:26:10 -0500
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.no-ip.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Package set removal
Message-ID:  <44r89cw7b1.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <2857.192.168.168.1.1047442742.squirrel@www.pursued-with.net>
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"Kevin Stevens" <Kevin_Stevens@pursued-with.net> writes:

> I would like to remove the X11 implementation from my 4.7-STABLE
> installation, and was wondering if there's a better way to do it than
> package-by-package.  I originally installed it over a base system by using
> /stand/sysinstall and specifying the additional distribution set.  Is
> there a way to remove everything that was installed then in one fell
> swoop?  I'm trepidant about just going in and specifying a base install
> again, I don't want to destroy/affect my existing base install, just
> remove the GUI stuff.

The portupgrade port includes pkg_deinstall, which has a recursive
option that will do what you want.

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