Tip #42 dpkg-reconfigure (was ...Re: Adobe Flash in Chromium out of date: stable debian)

On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 03:45:14PM -0500, John W. Foster wrote:
On Fri, 2012-06-15 at 14:46 -0400, John L. Cunningham wrote:
dpkg-reconfigure flashplugin-nonfree

And once again this marvelous list has come thru for me.
Thanks John!!
That did the trick. I'm surprised I have not heard of this b/4 but will
file it away in my tips/tricks area.
frosty

This "dpkg-reconfigure <package-name>" can be useful for any package,
not just "flashplugin-nonfree".

For example, a "dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-$(uname -r)" will
reconfigure the kernel:
--------
root@tal:~# dpkg-reconfigure linux-image-$(uname -r)
Running depmod.
Examining /etc/kernel/postinst.d.
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools
3.2.0-2-686-pae /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-2-686-pae
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-2-686-pae
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/pm-utils 3.2.0-2-686-pae
/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-2-686-pae
run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub
3.2.0-2-686-pae /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-2-686-pae
Generating grub.cfg ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-2-686-pae
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-3.2.0-2-686-pae
done
root@tal:~#
--------

If any error messages occur DON'T reboot untill the errors are fixed.

Handy in case of concern of boot problems after a big upgrade,
especially if you feel uneasy about rebooting.

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