NAME¶

dpkg-reconfigure - reconfigure an already installed package

SYNOPSIS¶

 dpkg-reconfigure [options] packages

DESCRIPTION¶

dpkg-reconfigure reconfigures packages after they have already been installed. Pass it the names of a package or packages to reconfigure. It will ask configuration questions, much like when the package was first installed.

If you just want to see the current configuration of a package, seedebconf-show(1) instead.

OPTIONS¶

-ftype, --frontend=type

Select the frontend to use. The default frontend can be permanently changedby:

 dpkg-reconfigure debconf
    

Note that if you normally have debconf set to use the noninteractivefrontend, dpkg-reconfigure will use the dialog frontend instead, so youactually get to reconfigure the package.

-pvalue, --priority=value

Specify the minimum priority of question that will be displayed.dpkg-reconfigure normally shows low priority questions no matter what yourdefault priority is. See debconf(7) for a list.

--terse

Enables terse output mode. This affects only some frontends.

--default-priority

Use whatever the default priority of question is, instead of forcing thepriority to low.

-u, --unseen-only

By default, all questions are shown, even if they have already beenanswered. If this parameter is set though, only questions that have not yetbeen seen will be asked.

--force

Force dpkg-reconfigure to reconfigure a package even if the package is in aninconsistent or broken state. Use with caution.

--no-reload

Prevent dpkg-reconfigure from reloading templates. Use with caution; thiswill prevent dpkg-reconfigure from repairing broken templates databases.However, it may be useful in constrained environments where rewriting thetemplates database is expensive.

-h, --help

Display usage help.

SEE ALSO¶

debconf(7)

AUTHOR¶

Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>