Updating the ports tree is a very trivial task which doesn't affect anything other than the ports tree. It can become an issue if you're building some ports and then decide to update the tree at the same time, but otherwise you should be just fine.I was wondering if I need to uninstall my drivers and KDE before hand as to not confuse things if I build a new kernel and update my ports tree.
PORTS_MODULES=x11/nvidia-driver
IsThat said, you can ever reset your installation to pretty the same state of a fresh install using something like THIS
pkg delete -af
not redundant?No, why would it be? Don't forget that many packages have scripts which can run during both installation and removal, depending on the circumstances it can be very useful to let those run.Ispkg delete -af
not redundant?
pkg delete -af
will also remove pkg itself, what otherwise cannot be removed.Are you sure you need to even build a new kernel? These days, the stock kernels typically work well, and you might be able to save yourself a lot of work.... if I build a new kernel ...
Are you sure you need to even build a new kernel? These days, the stock kernels typically work well, and you might be able to save yourself a lot of work.