To quote Glenn Becker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
# 1) when I run command debconf as root (or non), I get command not
found
There is no 'debconf' command. The "debconf" package provides various
facilities to packages, but no 'debconf' command.
# 2) when I run man debconf, the system grinds for a bit, spits out some
of
# those 'dangling symlink' man page warnings, and finally says there is
no
# man page for debconf. HOWEVER
After you've installed/upgraded many packages, 'man' rebuilds its
database. That's what's happening when your system grinds to a halt.
Very normal. I've also got a number of dangling symlinks in my man dirs.
I'm not too happy about them, but it's no biggie.
# 3) when I apt-get install debconf, the system tells me that debconf is
# already the most recent version, and
Then "debconf" probably is the most recent version :)
# 4) if I try to apt-get remove debconf, I'm told a giant slew of
packages
# are *ALSO* gonna be deleted.
Many packages use "debconf" for various configuration tasks. 'apt-cache
show debconf' for more information.
# 5) update-alternatives --config debconf gives no alternatives for
debconf.
That makes sense - there's no 'debconf' command. :)
If you're trying to reconfigure a package(which will probably use
services provided by the "debconf" package), you're probably looking for
the 'dpkg --configure <package>' command.
David Barclay Harris, Clan Barclay
Aut agere, aut mori. (Either action, or death.)
