Hi ! I am using preseeding to configure quickly a package : - debconf-get-selections | grep ^packagename - debconf-set-selections < file.seeds - dpkg-reconfigure -pcritical -fnoninteractive packagename
This works with most packages. I have recently filled a bug against ocfs2-tools (#404877) because this package parses /etc/default/o2cb instead of using debconf database. This means that my changes are erased when using dpkg-reconfigure. I have found the same "bug" in ssmtp. In those cases, debconf becomes useless because it is used only for the first configuration. For reconfiguration, the configuration file superseeds what is in debconf database. Should I fill bug against ssmtp as well or is this behaviour considered correct ? -- Don't stop with your first draft. - The Elements of Programming Style (Kernighan & Plauger)
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