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NAME

6       dpkg-reconfigure - reconfigure an already installed package
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SYNOPSIS

9        dpkg-reconfigure [options] packages
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DESCRIPTION

12       dpkg-reconfigure reconfigures packages after they have already been
13       installed. Pass it the names of a package or packages to reconfigure.
14       It will ask configuration questions, much like when the package was
15       first installed.
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17       If you just want to see the current configuration of a package, see
18       debconf-show(1) instead.
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OPTIONS

21       -ftype, --frontend=type
22           Select the frontend to use. The default frontend can be permanently
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25            dpkg-reconfigure debconf
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27           Note that if you normally have debconf set to use the
28           noninteractive frontend, dpkg-reconfigure will use the dialog
29           frontend instead, so you actually get to reconfigure the package.
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31       -pvalue, --priority=value
32           Specify the minimum priority of question that will be displayed.
33           dpkg-reconfigure normally shows low priority questions no matter
34           what your default priority is. See debconf(7) for a list.
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36       --terse
37           Enables terse output mode. This affects only some frontends.
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39       --default-priority
40           Use whatever the default priority of question is, instead of
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43       -u, --unseen-only
44           By default, all questions are shown, even if they have already been
45           answered. If this parameter is set though, only questions that have
46           not yet been seen will be asked.
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49           Force dpkg-reconfigure to reconfigure a package even if the package
50           is in an inconsistent or broken state. Use with caution.
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52       --no-reload
53           Prevent dpkg-reconfigure from reloading templates. Use with
54           caution; this will prevent dpkg-reconfigure from repairing broken
55           templates databases.  However, it may be useful in constrained
56           environments where rewriting the templates database is expensive.
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58       -h, --help
59           Display usage help.
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SEE ALSO

62       debconf(7)
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AUTHOR

65       Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
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