# dpkg-reconfigure - reconfigure an already installed package - man(8) - [phpMan]

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## 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)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/debconf-show/1/markdown) instead.

## OPTIONS
### -f_ --frontend=_
           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.

### -p_ --priority=_
           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)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/debconf/7/markdown) 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)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/debconf/7/markdown)

## AUTHOR
       Joey Hess <<joeyh@debian.org>>

                                             2024-04-12                          [_DPKG-RECONFIGURE_(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/DPKG-RECONFIGURE/8/markdown)