* Ingo Schwarze  [2008-05-27 22:03:25]:
> Caution, bad advice ahead...

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> Travers Buda wrote on Tue, May 27, 2008 at 12:05:35PM -0500:

> > * Dan Liu  [2008-05-28 00:42:44]:

>

> >> At first I install all the packages from the install43.iso except bsd.mp.

>

> That's good practice for testing stuff (bsd.mp can't do harm, either).

>

> >> Because I run openbsd on my virtualbox,I can not start X.

> >> I just test openbsd to use as a postfix server,so I want to remove all

> >> the x* and games.

>

> Why, which problem are you trying to solve?

> Simply leave them, in particular when you are just testing.

> Some unused files cause no harm; some of them might even come

> in handy where you least expect they could.

> When you try to remove base components without knowing

> what you are doing, chances are you break your system.

>

> >> Could some one help me.  I am a green hand here.

>

> Then don't do non-standard stunts until you have learnt the basics.

>

> > for i in xbase xetc xfond xserv xshare; do

> >   rm -rf `cat /usr/xenocara/distrib/sets/lists/$i/mi`;

>

> Travers, did you test that on your own machine before posting?

> I'm quite fond of your spelling "xfond".

> 

Clever.  =) Plus its missing a "done" in there.  I _always_ test

crazy rm -rf's.
Using xargs and tar -t (as someone posted) is probably the best

method, short of just re-installing.
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Travers Buda