FreeBSD Ports

Say I have a new system with nothing installed on it yet from the ports collection. Lets say I install Apache and lets say it requires. Php, python, perl, and ruby. Now lets say I uninstall Apache with pkg_delete Apache. Will it remove php, python, perl, and ruby? Or will it leave those packages?

If it does, how can I remove those quickly with a pkg_* command? Also, what happens if other programs I installed later use php, python, or perl?

I'm guessing they would just be left?

 

I was using it long time ago(2005) but i remember that ;

1-You have to remove php, perl(never remove perl at *nix systems ) ruby etc.It will leave them
do NOT uninstall python and perl.
2-For example if you want to uninstall vsftpd just go to /usr/ports/ftp/vsftpd and run make uninstall command.

 

Thanks for the reply. I ended up asking on the mailing list and I was given the same results.

Is there any reason that you stopped using FreeBSD?

 

i was using it on my notebook and i moved to gentoo ( gentoo portage is just like freebsd).It might be hard for beginner system admins

 

Ah, is that the only reason why you moved, it's more desktop friendly?

 

Yes a lot.thats the only reason.

 

I see. I use FreeBSD for servers only. OSX and Vista for desktop respectivly.

I think FreeBSD is great; I will take a look at Gentoo. Thanks for the replies!