dpkg-reconfigure & debconf

Question 1

dpkg-reconfigure

Answer 1

dpkg-reconfigure reconfigures packages after they have already been installed.

Question 2

dpkg-reconfigure -f

-p

–default-priority

Answer 2

• 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.

Question 3

dpkg-reconfigure -u

–force

–no-reload

Answer 3

-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.

Question 4

debconf

Answer 4

Debconf is a configuration system for Debian packages.

Question 5

debconf -o

• f
• p

–terse

Answer 5

• 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.