Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:29:34 +0200 From: Sorin Panca <sorin.panca@psrk.com> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Cc: Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org>, Claus Guttesen <kometen@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Installing packages using ports after freebsd-update doesn't work on amd64 Message-ID: <497C4D1E.50908@psrk.com> In-Reply-To: <b41c75520901250327n519a7e82n25a082378619065d@mail.gmail.com> References: <497B85DE.1040005@psrk.com> <497BA079.6060309@FreeBSD.org> <497C28A6.9040701@psrk.com> <497C48CA.2070600@psrk.com> <b41c75520901250327n519a7e82n25a082378619065d@mail.gmail.com>
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Claus Guttesen wrote: >>> Prior to starting the upgrade I did a pkg_delete -a. I wanted a clean >>> system (just like a reinstallation). How do I ensure that all packages >>> were removed by pkg_delete -a ? >>> Running pkg_delete -a returns "pkg_delete: no packages installed" >> The steps I followed were: >> 1. check if the system has an amd64 FreeBSD installation >> 2. remove all installed packages by pkg_delete -a >> 3. freebsd-update: upgrade from 6.3 to 7.0 and reboot >> 4. freebsd-update: upgrade from 7.0 to 7.1 and reboot >> 5. install packages from ports. >> >> Any help would be appreciated. >> Sorin. > > Did you also update the ports-tree? If not, please do so and try to > install portupgrade again. Of course I did... They were up to date right after the first step. Sorry I didn't mention it.
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