On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 01:20:22AM +0000, Erik Lauritsen wrote: > Hi, > > I have posted this question on "questions", but realize that maybe this is > the right place :) > > I have always really liked the FreeBSD separation between base and the > packages, and I love that you can do a "pkg delete -a" and not worry > about the kernel or the base system. > > Occasionally on Linux, especially in the past, a failed update to some > packages renders the entire system unusable, and even Debian with its > "apt --fix-broken" and "apt install -f" sometimes just runs in an > unending loop unable to fix some dependency mess. > > With pkg for base, would a "pkg delete -a" then also delete the kernel > and base etc.?
No we have added a notion of "vital" packages which one are allowed to upgrade but not to remove, so pkg delete -a will leave a viable system after ward. Probably smaller than a current base system but still viable. and a users can by himself flag some packages as vital so if he wants the entire base to be vital he can. Does that answer your question? Best regards, Bapt
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