Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 16:58:28 +0100 From: usleepless@gmail.com To: utisoft@gmail.com Cc: Gary Kline <kline@thought.org>, FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: which is the better way...? Message-ID: <c39ec84c0912020758h68eefd60ga0fddd8382a9051a@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <b79ecaef0912020753u7d2d6bdcp9ff9b913de4f6e4d@mail.gmail.com> References: <20091202071508.GA1869@thought.org> <c39ec84c0912020738r156730abva733e2dce24a158f@mail.gmail.com> <b79ecaef0912020753u7d2d6bdcp9ff9b913de4f6e4d@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Chris Rees <utisoft@googlemail.com> wrote: > 2009/12/2 <usleepless@gmail.com>: > > On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> wrote: > > > >> > >> it is better to pkg_delete OOo-301 or just cd to /usr/local and > >> /bin/rm -r it from there? this time i'll make a not of the preferred > >> way of cleaning out the old stuff.. > >> > >> > > Early this century I started removing packages by issuing "sudo rm -rf > /". > > Works like a charm. Have been doing it ever since. Also, it keeps the > > package database ( /var/db/pkg ) and the optional port directories in > sync. > > Very nifty. > > [chris@amnesiac]~% sudo rm -rf / > rm: "/" may not be removed > [chris@amnesiac]~% > > Gutted! I'll have to use pkg_*... > > You must be a thrill at parties :-) regards, usleep > Chris > > -- > A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. > Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? > A: Top-posting. > Q: What is the most annoying thing in a mailing list? >
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