David Wright wrote: [dd]
> > Finally, pkg delete -a sounds like something from the abattoir, > rather than anything you'd do to a pet (to use your analogy). It's not as terrible as it sounds ;-) It's more from a vet clinic than from a slaughterhouse. You don't lose configs, you don't lose network connectivity or remote access during this procedure. You can save a list of installed packages before deleting them, and reinstall only those you know you need. Unfortunately, the FreeBSD package system is not as mature as DEB or RPM, therefore until very recently the "pkg delete -a" procedure has been required to get rid of the dependencey hell. > "apt has a bug, cannot believe it!" > https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2020/05/msg00567.html Well, I must admit, I can sympathize with this person's frustration. He just got confused among those AutoRemove* advanced options. I, too, was surprised by some Debian features like its tendency to start daemons with a vanilla configuration right after installation. Still can't say I like this decision. -- Victor Sudakov, VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN 2:5005/49@fidonet http://vas.tomsk.ru/
