Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:47:05 -0700 From: Aaron Dalton <aaron@freebsd.org> To: Jeff Cross <jeff.cross@averageadmins.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Remove a Port and All Dependencies Message-ID: <43FF54A9.8050704@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <43FF5081.6050601@averageadmins.com> References: <43FF5081.6050601@averageadmins.com>
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Jeff Cross wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I would like to know if it is possible to remove a port/package and all > of the dependencies it installed that are not needed by other applications. > > Example: I installed Nautilus and some Gnome games but don't want them > installed any longer. However, if I remove the package itself, doesn't > it leave all of the other dependencies out there? > > Upgrading my system takes forever now that there are a ton of libs and > such installed by these applications. So, if anyone can point me in the > right direction for doing this I would greatly appreciate it. > pkg_deinstall -R portname pkg_deinstall is part of the sysutils/portupgrade package. -- Aaron Dalton aaron@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD Ports Committer
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