dpkg-preconfigure

Pre-configure Debian packages before they are installed.

Description

The dpkg-preconfigure command is used in Debian Linux to ask configuration questions before a package is actually installed.

Syntax

dpkg-preconfigure (options) (parameters)

Options

-f       Select the frontend to use.
-p       Specify the minimum priority of questions to ask.
--apt    Run in APT mode.

Parameters

Package: Specifies the ".deb" package file(s).

Examples

Import debconf templates:

dpkg-preconfigure /var/cache/apt/archives/mysql-server-5.5*.deb