Package: openoffice.org Version: 1.1.3-4 Severity: normal With debconf frontend set to dialog, apt-get install openoffice.org displays (as expected):
,---- | Preparing to replace openoffice.org 1.1.3-4 | (using .../openoffice.org_1.1.3-4_all.deb) ... | Unpacking replacement openoffice.org ... | Setting up openoffice.org (1.1.3-4) ... | Updating OpenOffice.org's dictionary list... done. `---- But if debconf frontend is set to readline: ,---- | Preparing to replace openoffice.org 1.1.3-4 | (using .../openoffice.org_1.1.3-4_all.deb) ... | Unpacking replacement openoffice.org ... | debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Readline | debconf: (This frontend requires a controlling tty.) | debconf: falling back to frontend: Teletype | Setting up openoffice.org (1.1.3-4) ... | Updating OpenOffice.org's dictionary list... done. | debconf: unable to initialize frontend: Readline | debconf: (This frontend requires a controlling tty.) | debconf: falling back to frontend: Teletype `---- All openoffice, ttf-opensymbol (and many other) packages exhibit this behaviour. Seems unlikely this is a debconf bug. Cheers, Cristian -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.4.27-1-686 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages openoffice.org depends on: ii dictionaries-common [openoffi 0.24.5 Common utilities for spelling dict ii openoffice.org-bin 1.1.3-4 OpenOffice.org office suite binary ii openoffice.org-debian-files 1.1.3-3+1 Debian specific parts of OpenOffic ii openoffice.org-l10n-en [openo 1.1.3-4 English (US) language package for ii ttf-opensymbol 1.1.3-4 The OpenSymbol TrueType font -- no debconf information
