On 23 November 2015 10:30:29 CET, Neil Bothwick <n...@digimed.co.uk> wrote: >On Sun, 22 Nov 2015 21:32:01 -0600, Dale wrote: > >> > You can build a list of orphaned files with qfile >> > >> > qfile -o $(find / -xdev -type f) >> > >> > You may want to exclude /etc/ from the search path as that produces >a >> > lot of hits. > >> I get a few hits on this, so far. If it reports that it is a orphan, >> just how sure is it that it is? Is it 100% and safe to delete or 90% >> and could break something? > >As with everything Gentoo, it is 100% safe to look at the output and >make your own decisions. Generally, if its in /lib or /usr/lib it's >usually fair game, but not if it's in /etc.
Take backups (including the full path and permissions) And make sure you have a working boot disk/cd/usb/... to restore any files you deleted. -- Joost -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
