On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Chris Rees <utis...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> 2009/12/2 <usleepl...@gmail.com>: > > On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Gary Kline <kl...@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. > > [ch...@amnesiac]~% sudo rm -rf / > rm: "/" may not be removed > [ch...@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? > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
