{ "content": [ { "type": "text", "text": "# dpkg-reconfigure (man)\n\n## NAME\n\ndpkg-reconfigure - reconfigure an already installed package\n\n## SYNOPSIS\n\ndpkg-reconfigure [options] packages\n\n## DESCRIPTION\n\ndpkg-reconfigure reconfigures packages after they have already been installed. Pass it the\nnames of a package or packages to reconfigure. It will ask configuration questions, much like\nwhen the package was first installed.\n\n## TLDR\n\n> Reconfigure an already installed package.\n\n- Reconfigure one or more packages:\n `dpkg-reconfigure {{package1 package2 ...}}`\n- Reconfigure console font setup:\n `dpkg-reconfigure console-setup`\n- Reconfigure the timezone:\n `dpkg-reconfigure tzdata`\n\n*Source: tldr-pages*\n\n## Sections\n\n- **NAME**\n- **SYNOPSIS**\n- **DESCRIPTION**\n- **OPTIONS** (7 subsections)\n- **SEE ALSO**\n- **AUTHOR**\n\nUse structuredContent.sections for detailed options, examples, and full documentation.\n" } ], "structuredContent": { "command": "dpkg-reconfigure", "section": "", "mode": "man", "summary": "dpkg-reconfigure - reconfigure an already installed package", "synopsis": "dpkg-reconfigure [options] packages", "tldr_summary": "Reconfigure an already installed package.", "tldr_examples": [ { "description": "Reconfigure one or more packages", "command": "dpkg-reconfigure {{package1 package2 ...}}" }, { "description": "Reconfigure console font setup", "command": "dpkg-reconfigure console-setup" }, { "description": "Reconfigure the timezone", "command": "dpkg-reconfigure tzdata" } ], "tldr_source": "official", "flags": [ { "flag": "-f", "long": null, "arg": null, "description": "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." }, { "flag": "-p", "long": null, "arg": null, "description": "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) for a list." }, { "flag": "", "long": "--default-priority", "arg": null, "description": "Use whatever the default priority of question is, instead of forcing the priority to low." }, { "flag": "-u", "long": "--unseen-only", "arg": null, "description": "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." }, { "flag": "", "long": "--force", "arg": null, "description": "Force dpkg-reconfigure to reconfigure a package even if the package is in an inconsistent or broken state. Use with caution." }, { "flag": "", "long": "--no-reload", "arg": null, "description": "Prevent dpkg-reconfigure from reloading templates. Use with caution; this will prevent dpkg-reconfigure from repairing broken templates databases. 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Pass it the\nnames of a package or packages to reconfigure. It will ask configuration questions, much like\nwhen the package was first installed.\n\nIf you just want to see the current configuration of a package, see debconf-show(1) instead.\n", "subsections": [] }, "OPTIONS": { "content": "", "subsections": [ { "name": "-f --frontend=", "content": "Select the frontend to use. The default frontend can be permanently changed by:\n\ndpkg-reconfigure debconf\n\nNote that if you normally have debconf set to use the noninteractive frontend, dpkg-\nreconfigure will use the dialog frontend instead, so you actually get to reconfigure the\npackage.\n", "flag": "-f" }, { "name": "-p --priority=", "content": "Specify the minimum priority of question that will be displayed. dpkg-reconfigure\nnormally shows low priority questions no matter what your default priority is. See\ndebconf(7) for a list.\n", "flag": "-p" }, { "name": "--default-priority", "content": "Use whatever the default priority of question is, instead of forcing the priority to low.\n", "long": "--default-priority" }, { "name": "-u --unseen-only", "content": "By default, all questions are shown, even if they have already been answered. If this\nparameter is set though, only questions that have not yet been seen will be asked.\n", "flag": "-u", "long": "--unseen-only" }, { "name": "--force", "content": "Force dpkg-reconfigure to reconfigure a package even if the package is in an inconsistent\nor broken state. Use with caution.\n", "long": "--force" }, { "name": "--no-reload", "content": "Prevent dpkg-reconfigure from reloading templates. Use with caution; this will prevent\ndpkg-reconfigure from repairing broken templates databases. However, it may be useful in\nconstrained environments where rewriting the templates database is expensive.\n", "long": "--no-reload" }, { "name": "-h --help", "content": "Display usage help.\n", "flag": "-h", "long": "--help" } ] }, "SEE ALSO": { "content": "debconf(7)\n", "subsections": [] }, "AUTHOR": { "content": "Joey Hess \n\n\n\n2022-02-20 DPKG-RECONFIGURE(8)", "subsections": [] } } } }