>>>>> "Joey" == Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Joey> Quite simply: This type of thing can not be handled before Joey> unpacking, so it isn't. Debconf allows package to ask Joey> questions in their postinst, this is just *strongly* Joey> discouraged. See the realplayer installer for a package that Joey> (rarely) has to use debconf interactively in its postinst. Just curious, why does realplayer have to do it in the postinst script? As another example though, look at heimdal-kdc, which needs to ask for the password, which must be kept as secure as possible. -- Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>