Re: Unable to reconfigure packages with dpkg-reconfigure
From: John Winters (newstmp_at_sinodun.org.uk)
Date: 12/27/03
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 19:07:51 +0000 (GMT)
In article <3fed76f4@aubergine.my-net-space.net>,
Adam D. Barratt <usenet+ucol@adam-barratt.org.uk> wrote:
>In uk.comp.os.linux, in <bsjogb$3l4$1@bennet.home.linuxemporium.co.uk>,
>John Winters <john@bennet.home.linuxemporium.co.uk> wrote:
>> I've recently upgraded several boxes to Debian testing (Sarge). Since
>> doing this I find I'm unable to reconfigure packages using dpkg-reconfigure.
>> When I invoke, for example, "dpkg-reconfigure exim4" there's a short delay
>> and then back to the command line with no messages.
>
>It might not be the cause of your problems with other packages but,
>assuming you're using the standard Debian Exim4 packages, then
>`dpkg-reconfigure exim4' will never work, since the package `exim4'
>doesn't have a .config script.
It seems you are right. All the packages I tried have had their configuration
stuff moved to separate packages. It would seem to make sense, where this
is done, to leave a stub in the main package explaining where the
configuration stuff has gone. Ah well, we live and learn.
John
-- Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England We had a woodhenge here once but it rotted.
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