Hi Travis, On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 12:29 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Currently I install some packages, but that's a bit of a time-waster > in that it will reinstall. B Is there a way I can test for whether a > package has been installed already, given only the package name, and > not necessarily the executable name (if there is one)? B I tried > pkg_info and the exit code is zero even if the package isn't > installed.
Try "pkg_info | grep pkgname". > Also, I've noticed that if I don't have X11 installed, I can't seem to > install certain packages (such as subversion) and certain ports > (EMACS, and even if I set FLAVOR=no_x11). B What's up with that? Covered in the FAQ: http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#FilesNeededX -- Anthony J. Bentley
