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Re: Help with debconf



On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 03:50:42PM +0000, Alex Gonzalez wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is it possible to force debconf to forget about a package
> configuration on removal, or to always ask the configuration questions
> on install?

I'm sure there is a way to do the second, and there is a debconf-doc package
you should probably look into. 

> 
> I have this packet that is configured the first time it's installed,
> but then never asks again if you don't dpkg-reconfigure it.
> 
> However, if I remove the package, then debconf still remembers the
> configuration and I can't change it with dpkg-reconfigure (package is
> not installed error). Because of the specifics of the package I won't
> be able to reinstall it without changing the configuration.

try purging the package first. That will remove all the configuration
files. 

either 

aptitude purge <package> 

or

dpkg -p <package> 

should to do the trick.

A

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