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DPKG-PRECONFIGURE
!!!DPKG-PRECONFIGURE
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
OPTIONS
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
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!!NAME


dpkg-preconfigure - let packages ask questions prior to their installation
!!SYNOPSIS


 dpkg-preconfigure [[options] package.deb
 dpkg-preconfigure --apt
!!DESCRIPTION


__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.
!!OPTIONS


__-f__''type'',
__--frontend=__''type''


Select the frontend to use.


__-p__''value'',
__--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.


__--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 {


__-h__, __--help__


Display usage help.
!!SEE ALSO


debconf(8)
!!AUTHOR


Joey Hess
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Last edited on Tuesday, June 4, 2002 12:31:10 am by "perry"

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