On Thu, Jun 07, 2007 at 16:30:46 +0100, Chris Robinson wrote: > Hi Kushal > > It is not that I do not like the interface. I can not answer the > questions. I key newline and nothing happens. > > Can I get it to use the readline interface all the time?
Run dpkg-reconfigure --frontend=readline debconf and select the readline interface, i.e. option '2' for the first question that you are asked. > Kushal Kumaran wrote: >> On 6/7/07, Chris Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Hi >>> >>> I am trying to install packages etc to etch using ssh. >>> >>> In previous versions of debian (woody and sarge) I have been able to >>> answer question which filled the screen and had <OK> or <Y> 0r <N>. >>> These questions appeared as a result of apt-get and would involve >>> configuring packages. >>> >>> I am using vt100 emulation. >>> >>> Can anyone help, please? >>> >> >> Sure, someone could. But you forgot to ask a question. So here I'm >> going to use my Crystal Ball and answer it anyway. >> >> dpkg-reconfigure <packagename> will let you configure a package after >> it's been installed. If you want to change the interface it uses and >> the level of detail in its prompts, use dpkg-reconfigure -plow debconf >> and configure away. If the curses interface (the one with the text >> dialogs with OK buttons, etc.) doesn't work for you or you don't like >> it, you can use the readline interface and see if you like that >> better. -- Regards, | http://users.icfo.es/Florian.Kulzer Florian | -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
