Hi, On Sat, Nov 30, 2024 at 05:38:40PM -0500, John Boxall wrote: > apt-get -y --show-progress dist-upgrade > > During the dist-upgrade I am presented with the following prompt: > > <snip> > Setting up fwupd (1.9.26-2) ... > > Configuration file '/etc/fwupd/fwupd.conf' > ==> File on system created by you or by a script. > ==> File also in package provided by package maintainer. > What would you like to do about it ? Your options are: > Y or I : install the package maintainer's version > N or O : keep your currently-installed version > D : show the differences between the versions > Z : start a shell to examine the situation > The default action is to keep your current version. > *** fwupd.conf (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ? Y > <snip> > > Is the option "-y" in the command not enough to prevent the prompt?
This question is being asked by dpkg, not apt-get. I am unsure if there is an apt config option that forces confnew on dpkg, but it might be something like: $ sudo apt-get -o "Dpkg::Options::=--force-confnew" … Thanks, Andy -- https://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting
