Re: debconf frontend error
I realize I made a mistake choosing Gtk, what I would like to know is how to
set the default Frontend to something else.
> Charles Lewis wrote:
> > Getting the following debconf frontend errors periodically:
> >
> > Gtk-WARNING **: Cannot init gtk at
> > /usr/lib/perl5/Debian/DebConf/FrontEnd/Gtk.pm line 53
> > debconf: failed to initialize Gtk frontend
> > debconf: falling back to Dialog frontend
> >
> > This is a minor problem really, but it's annoying because I have looked
> > through all the docs & scripts for a place to configure this yet without
> > success. Can anyone relieve my ignorance?
>
> Well, first of all, you shouldn't be trying to use the gtk frontend, as it
> has major problems. You were told this when you configured debconf, and
you
> picked it anyway.
> You probably don't have things set up to allow root to run X programs. If
> you set DEBCONF_DEBUG=1 in the environment, you can see exactly why the
gtk
> frontend is failing.
>
> --
> see shy jo
>
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