On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 03:50:42PM +0000, Alex Gonzalez wrote: > Hi, > > Is it possible to force debconf to forget about a package > configuration on removal, or to always ask the configuration questions > on install?
I'm sure there is a way to do the second, and there is a debconf-doc package you should probably look into. > > I have this packet that is configured the first time it's installed, > but then never asks again if you don't dpkg-reconfigure it. > > However, if I remove the package, then debconf still remembers the > configuration and I can't change it with dpkg-reconfigure (package is > not installed error). Because of the specifics of the package I won't > be able to reinstall it without changing the configuration. try purging the package first. That will remove all the configuration files. either aptitude purge <package> or dpkg -p <package> should to do the trick. A
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