>>>>> "Matthew" == Matthew Palmer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Matthew> On Fri, Dec 02, 2005 at 12:03:03PM -0600, Brendan
Matthew> Strejcek wrote:
>> Steve Wray wrote:
>> I solved this problem using the sledgehammer method: get dpkg,
>> apt-get, debconf, etc to just shut up and install the package
>> with defaults (if you set enough --force-yes,
>> DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive, etc, options it is possible to
>> get it to actually be noninteractive).
Matthew> Any package that asks questions or otherwise interrupts
Matthew> installation when "DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive" is
Matthew> buggy. Report a bug, and if you want to send me the bug
Matthew> number and I'll try and help get the problem fixed. I'm
Matthew> quite keen on seeing Debian packages install cleanly in a
Matthew> non-interactive manner.
One package I've had problems with for years is proftpd but I just
checked and the /dev/tty redirection that has been in the postinst has
at last been removed although I don't know whether the solution is
correct :-
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=340262
Sincerely,
Adrian Phillips
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