DPKG-RECONFIGURE(8) Debconf DPKG-RECONFIGURE(8)
NAME
dpkg-reconfigure - reconfigure an already installed package
SYNOPSIS
dpkg-reconfigure [options] packages
DESCRIPTION
dpkg-reconfigure reconfigures packages after they have already been
installed. Pass it the names of a package or packages to reconfigure. It
will ask configuration questions, much like when the package was first
installed.
If you just want to see the current configuration of a package, see
debconf-show(1) instead.
OPTIONS
-ftype, --frontend=type
Select the frontend to use. The default frontend can be permanently
changed by:
dpkg-reconfigure debconf
Note that if you normally have debconf set to use the noninteractive
frontend, dpkg-reconfigure will use the dialog frontend instead, so
you actually get to reconfigure the package.
-pvalue, --priority=value
Specify the minimum priority of question that will be displayed.
dpkg-reconfigure normally shows low priority questions no matter
what your default priority is. See debconf(7) for a list.
--terse
Enables terse output mode. This affects only some frontends.
--default-priority
Use whatever the default priority of question is, instead of forcing
the priority to low.
-u, --unseen-only
By default, all questions are shown, even if they have already been
answered. If this parameter is set though, only questions that have
not yet been seen will be asked.
--force
Force dpkg-reconfigure to reconfigure a package even if the package
is in an inconsistent or broken state. Use with caution.
--no-reload
Prevent dpkg-reconfigure from reloading templates. Use with caution;
this will prevent dpkg-reconfigure from repairing broken templates
databases. However, it may be useful in constrained environments
where rewriting the templates database is expensive.
-h, --help
Display usage help.
SEE ALSO
debconf(7)
AUTHOR
Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
2025-03-10 DPKG-RECONFIGURE(8)
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