Re: dpkg-reconfigure

["s. keeling" <keeling@spots.ab.ca>]

Paul E Condon <pecondon@mesanetworks.net>:
>  On Wed, Jul 26, 2006 at 10:52:05AM +0200, Brent Clark wrote:
> > 
> > You know when you install debian and debconf a screen whereby you can add 
> > more sources to the sources.list file etc.
> > 
> > Is there a dpkg-reconfigure option for that.

Try running "apt-spy"

> > also, apart from using dpkg -l to see what packages are installed. How 
> > would I know what software / packages I can use dpkg-reconfigure with.
> 
>  dpkg-reconfigure is a program for re-running part of the installation
>  of a package. You only use it when more direct methods are too messy.
> 
> > Is there a list somewhere or something

Someone recently told me you can use bash TAB completion to answer
this, but it doesn't work for me:

    dokg-reconfigure<TAB>

This is a good question.  I've asked it before too, and I've yet to
see a useful answer.


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