On Tue, Mar 13, 2001 at 10:18:47AM -0800, kmself@ix.netcom.com scripsit: > I filed a bug report on this last night, um, no, that was this morning. > Anyway, yes, I'm using testing, and I suspected perl 5.6 as one of the > causes. >
No, perl5.6 is not concerned, I was on stable and I had the same problem. The problem is that the install script of realplayer is wrong. It puts out a needed question with priority 'low' in debconf, and debconf is usually configured in such a way to rule out question with priority lower than 'medium' > Anyone got a suggested workaround? Yes:)) 1. run dpkg-reconfigure debconf 2. answer as follows to questions about debconf: - frontend (as you like, I use dialog) - Ignore questions with priority less than... answer 'low' the following questions do not appear unless you answer 'low' to the preeceding question - Pre-configure packages before installing? answer no (I'm not sure if this is needed) - Show all old questions again and again? answer yes (I think the problem is here). 3. install realplayer 4. Set back debconf to standard definition. Note that if you want to set the ignored level to something higer than low you must run dpkg-reconfigure debconf two times: the first one answering yes and no respectively to Pre-configure packages before installing? and Show all old questions again and again? and the second one to set the level to medium or higher. This because, as I said above, the last two questions do not appear unles the level is low. -- Leo TheHobbit IRCnet #flct,#roma2 ICQ 56656060 -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GED/CS d? s-:+>-: a C+++ U+++ L++(+++)>++++ P+++>+++++ E+(++) W++ N+ K? o? !w O? M V--- PS+++ PE-- Y+ GPG+ t++ 5? X- R+ tv+ b++++ D? DI? G e(++++)* h(+) r--(---) y(+)-->+++* ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ ++
