<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Removing a package - are dependencies removed?]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">When removing a package, are the dependency packages also removed?</p>
<p dir="auto">For example, I installed pfBlockerNG, which also installed four other packages as dependencies. When I remove pfBlockerNG, there's a line that says "Removing stale packages… done.", but it seems to appear way too fast for it to have actually removed the four other packages that were installed, if that's what that line is supposed to be showing.</p>
<p dir="auto">Given that package dependencies are shown under the package description when you go to remove a package, there should be something indicating that the dependencies are being removed as well, or a reason why a package isn't being removed (i.e. it's a dependency for another package that is still installed).</p>
<p dir="auto">I'm not a FreeBSD shell user, so if there's a command I can use to check the packages that are installed, I'd like to see if those four packages are still present or not.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/93945/removing-a-package-are-dependencies-removed</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:35:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://forum.netgate.com/topic/93945.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2016 23:51:39 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Removing a package - are dependencies removed? on Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:07:01 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">@virgiliomi:</p>
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<p dir="auto">When removing a package, are the dependency packages also removed?</p>
<p dir="auto">For example, I installed pfBlockerNG, which also installed four other packages as dependencies. When I remove pfBlockerNG, there's a line that says "Removing stale packages… done.", but it seems to appear way too fast for it to have actually removed the four other packages that were installed, if that's what that line is supposed to be showing.</p>
<p dir="auto">Given that package dependencies are shown under the package description when you go to remove a package, there should be something indicating that the dependencies are being removed as well, or a reason why a package isn't being removed (i.e. it's a dependency for another package that is still installed).</p>
<p dir="auto">I'm not a FreeBSD shell user, so if there's a command I can use to check the packages that are installed, I'd like to see if those four packages are still present or not.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Yes, all dependencies are removed, except if one of these dependencies are required by another package installed.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.netgate.com/post/595560</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.netgate.com/post/595560</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[rbgarga]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:07:01 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Removing a package - are dependencies removed? on Mon, 11 Jan 2016 05:07:56 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">welcome to being based on pkg-ng</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.netgate.com/post/595473</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.netgate.com/post/595473</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jwt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2016 05:07:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Removing a package - are dependencies removed? on Sun, 10 Jan 2016 04:28:52 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto"><a class="plugin-mentions-user plugin-mentions-a" href="/user/bbcan177">@<bdi>BBcan177</bdi></a>:</p>
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<p dir="auto">Run these commands:</p>
<pre><code>find / -name mwhois
find / -name GeoIP
find / -name grepcidr
find / -name aggregate
</code></pre>
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<p dir="auto">No binaries found… GeoIP left behind its data files in /usr/local/share/GeoIP, but that's it. I guess it's doing what it says... it just seemed too fast for four packages to have been removed.</p>
]]></description><link>https://forum.netgate.com/post/595343</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.netgate.com/post/595343</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[MikeV7896]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2016 04:28:52 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Removing a package - are dependencies removed? on Sun, 10 Jan 2016 00:00:36 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Run these commands:</p>
<pre><code>find / -name mwhois
find / -name GeoIP
find / -name grepcidr
find / -name aggregate
</code></pre>
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