Re: Debconf does not work
On Wed, Jan 23, 2008 at 11:47:43AM +0100, Miguel J. Jim?nez wrote:
> Hi, while using synaptic debconf complains with this message and does
> not work at all:
>
> Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: :0.0
> at /usr/share/perl5/Debconf/FrontEnd/Gnome.pm line 54.
> debconf: no se pudo inicializar la interfaz: Gnome
> debconf: (DISPLAY problem?)
> debconf: probando ahora la interfaz: Dialog
> debconf: no se pudo inicializar la interfaz: Dialog
> debconf: (La interfaz ??dialog?? no funcionar?? en un terminal tonto, un
> buffer de int??rprete de ??rdenes de emacs, o sin una terminal
> controladora.)
> debconf: probando ahora la interfaz: Readline
>
> No dialog interface, no gnome interface ... Any ideas? Thanks
>
Sure, debconf is configured to use a gnome interface and it can't find
it. Go to a VT and do
# dpkg-reconfigure -plow debconf
and select either dialog or readline interface.
Doug.
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