Re: Automating dpkg-reconfigure answers via a shell script

[Wichert Akkerman <wichert@wiggy.net>]

Previously VALETTE Eric wrote:
> A) Is there a better command than "dselect install" to start 
> installation of pacakges. At leat one where I could specify to use all 
> the defaults value for package first installation? (a la apt-get 
> --assume-yes)

the --set-selection trick with dselect install is a good way to
copy the list of pacakges. For package configuration you could
copy the debconf database from the other machine, or look at
cdebconf which from what I remember has bits of multiple database
support.

Wichert.

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