(Solved) dpkg-reconfigure debconf

2006-01-14 Thread David R. Litwin
e. so try the options are dialog, readline, etc etc.sudo dpkg-reconfigure debconf --frontend=dialogshould do the trick.Indeed it did. When I had tried it the first time, I wrote dialogue in lieu of dialog. Thanks much.-- —A watched bread-crumb never boils.—My hover-craft is full of eels.—[...]and t

Re: dpkg-reconfigure debconf

2006-01-10 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 22:13:03 -0500 "David R. Litwin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ummm... its in your subject line. though you need sudo or to be root. > > > > dpkg-reconfigure debconf > > > > then select dialog. > > > If only it were

Re: dpkg-reconfigure debconf

2006-01-10 Thread David R. Litwin
ummm... its in your subject line. though you need sudo or to be root.dpkg-reconfigure debconf then select dialog.If only it were that simplex!I changed the dialogue to KDE which means it needs X which I un-installed. It won't let me reconfigure any thing.Does that make sense? It's not obvious what

Re: dpkg-reconfigure debconf

2006-01-10 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
get install xserver-xorg. It didn't work. I removed X > (since it never compiled properly in the first place) and tried to reinstall > it. It needs debconf and friends. Well, I had set dpkg-reconfigure debconf > to use KDE-style dialogues. That's very nice, but now I need to

dpkg-reconfigure debconf

2006-01-10 Thread David R. Litwin
e) and tried to reinstall it. It needs debconf and friends. Well, I had set dpkg-reconfigure debconf to use KDE-style dialogues. That's very nice, but now I need to use it with out X so that I can get X. So, the question is: How do I reconfigure debconf to use dialogue (or which ever the option