dpkg-reconfigure & debconf Flashcards
1
Q
dpkg-reconfigure
A
dpkg-reconfigure reconfigures packages after they have already been installed.
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2
Q
dpkg-reconfigure -f
-p
–default-priority
A
- f type, –frontend=type, Select the frontend to use. The default frontend can be permanently changed via dpkg-reconfigure debconf.
- p value, –priority=value, Specify the minimum priority of question that will be displayed.
–default-priority, Use whatever the default priority of question is.
3
Q
dpkg-reconfigure -u
–force
–no-reload
A
-u, –unseen-only, Shows questions that have not been seen yet. By default all questions are shown, even if they have already have been seen.
–force, Force dpkg-reconfigure to reconfigure a package even if the package is broken.
–no-reload, Prevent dpkg-reconfigure from reloading templates.
4
Q
debconf
A
Debconf is a configuration system for Debian packages.
5
Q
debconf -o
- f
- p
–terse
A
- o package, –owner=package, Tell debconf what package the command it is running is a part of. This is used to get the ownership of registered questions right.
- f type, –frontend=type, Select the frontend to use.
- p value, –priority=value, Specify the minimum priority of question that will be displayed.
–terse Enables terse output mode. Only affects certain frontends.