Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 01:35:19 -0400 (EDT) From: Peter Leftwich <Hostmaster@Video2Video.Com> To: karl agee <kdagee@attglobal.net> Cc: FreeBSD LIST <FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.Org> Subject: Re: removing old versions of packages Message-ID: <20020728013147.U75491-100000@earl-grey.cloud9.net> In-Reply-To: <1027803115.317.8.camel@enterprise.workgroup>
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On 27 Jul 2002, karl agee wrote: > let's say I have two versions of a package, like acrobat reader installed. Can I simply use pkg_delete to remove the old one w/o affecting the new one???? > --karl I've often wondered about this too, since with FreeBSD it doesn't seem intuitive how to upgrade and not have extra stuff around. You know that pkg_add [-r] also installs dependencies, so I'd imagine pkg_delete would know about them. You may want to use pkg_info first, pkg_delete the old one exactly by name, then if the one you intend to keep is harmed in any way, simply `pkg_add -rf` to re-add the package forcibly. Also, if it's just a binary, sometimes it's as simple as doing a `rm -rf directory_name_here` but that might leave behind conf and .rc files and stuff in your /etc/ folder for all I know. Cheers, -- Peter Leftwich President & Founder Video2Video Services Box 13692, La Jolla, CA, 92039 USA +1-413-403-9555 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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