On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 01:56:11AM -0800, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > on Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 09:05:39AM +0000, Oliver Payne ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 11:18:43PM -0800, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: > > > When trying to install/update Realplayer, I get a dialog screen during > > > installation saying: > > > > > > The Real Player installer cannot proceed. > > > > > > You are running in non-interactive mode, and the Real Player > > > installer needs to prompt you to download a file for it to install, > > > and cannot. The installation of this package has been aborted. > > > Please re-install it in interactive mode. > > > > > > Um. Non-interactive mode of *what*, exactly, and how the fsck do I go > > > to interactive mode? > > > > Could be debconf configured to use non-interactive interface. Maybe try > > "dpkg-reconfigure debconf" and change it to your preferred interface. > > Where is debconf documented? > > Anyway, trying your suggestion, I've now got: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:debconf]$ dpkg-reconfigure debconf > (in cleanup) Can't call method "close" on an undefined value at > /usr/lib/perl5/Debian/DebConf/ConfModule.pm line 476 during global > destruction. > > Thoughts?
I've never seen this error before! Are you tracking unstable? I'm using the Progeny version. My copy of /usr/lib/perl5/Debian/DebConf/ConfModule.pm doesn't have 476 lines! Sorry I couldn't be of any more help. Oliver
