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dpkg-preconfigure(8) |
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dpkg−preconfigure − let packages ask questions prior to their installation
dpkg−preconfigure [options] package.deb dpkg−preconfigure −−apt
dpkg-preconfigure lets packages ask questions before they are installed. It operates on a set of debian packages, and all packages that use debconf will have their config script run so they can examine the system and ask questions.
−ftype, −−frontend=type
Select the frontend to use.
−pvalue, −−priority=value
Set the lowest priority of questions you are interested in. Any questions with a priority below the selected priority will be ignored and their default answers will be used.
−−terse
Enables terse output mode. This affects only some frontends.
−−apt
Run in apt mode. It will expect to read a set of package filenames from stdin, rather than getting them as parameters. Typically this is used to make apt run dpkg-preconfigure on all packages before they are installed. To do this, add something like this to /etc/apt/apt.conf:
// Pre−configure all packages before // they are installed. DPkg::Pre−Install−Pkgs { "dpkg−preconfigure −−apt −−priority=low"; };
−h, −−help
Display usage help.
debconf(7)
Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
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