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Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:43:03 +1000
From: "Ric de France" <rdefrance@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Why has xmms been killed suddenly?
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Thanks for that.... but one query...

On 25/10/06, Hemmann, Volker Armin <volker.armin.hemmann@tu-clausthal.de> wrote:
> yes it does. When you emerge something, a copy of the ebuild is stored
> in /var/db/pkg/<category>/<nameofapp>/
>
> (if you want to 'rescue ebuilds of removed but installed packages, just copy
> them).
>
> a safe way:
> emerge --unmerge xmms (and xmms-plugins and accesoires)

Can I slide in a "emerge --depclean" in here?

> emerge --newuse --deep world
>
> emerge playerofchoice

...Ric
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