On Sat, Jun 04, 2016 at 07:28:58AM +0100, Raf Czlonka wrote: > > > > +1 for sysclean to check for obsolete packages. sysclean reminds you which > > files are obsolete. but be careful deleting the files. I deleted a current > > libc.so by mistake.... open a root shell somewhere and then start deleting > > carefully, very carefully. > > Not sure how you managed to do that ;^)
one possible scenario is manual installing libc.so (make install from /usr/lib/libc), so without using make build or snapshot. > The only time this might be dangerous is when new packages haven't yet > been cut for the new version of, i.e. libc, etc. and they still require > the old one. with default mode (files mode), sysclean will *not* show libraries that depend of installed packages (even if these libraries are old and doesn't come from new system). it is a key difference between sysclean -f (or just sysclean as it is the default mode) and sysclean -a. > Otherwise, create a /etc/sysclean.ignore *first* with something like: > > @include "/etc/changelist" > /bsd.up > /etc/apm > /etc/hotplug/attach > /etc/iked.conf > /etc/kbdtype > /etc/mixerctl.conf > /etc/rebound.conf > /etc/ssl/private/private.csr > /etc/ssl/private/private.key > /etc/vi.exrc > /etc/wifi > /etc/wifi.nwid > /snapshots > /etc/sysclean.ignore # BTW, given that one can't specify another file, > # shouldn't this be implied and thus redundant? > ... sysclean follows strictly (or try to) the definition: show every files not present on a default install. As "/etc/sysclean.ignore" isn't present on a default install, it is showed. -- Sebastien Marie
