On 11/04/12 01:42, David Kalnischkies wrote: > reassign 668129 debconf > thanks > > On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 04:32, Jayen Ashar <j...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> * What led up to the situation? >> Running `/usr/bin/apt-get -o quiet=1 dist-upgrade -y --no-download -q -u` >> >> * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or >> ineffective)? >> Piping output to another command. Enabling quiet from the command line. >> >> * What was the outcome of this action? >> Getting the line: ^MExtracting templates from packages: 26%^MExtracting >> templates from packages: 52%^MExtracting templates from packages: >> 78%^MExtracting templates from packages: 100% >> >> * What outcome did you expect instead? >> An output without control characters, especially because the output is >> not a terminal. Ideally, "Extracting templates from packages:" should >> not appear when piping the output and/or when using quiet settings. > [Â…] >> -- apt-config dump -- > [Â…] >> DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/bin/apt-listchanges --apt || test $? -ne 10"; >> DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs:: "/usr/sbin/dpkg-preconfigure --apt || true"; > [Â…] > > The messages are generated by dpkg-preconfigure, not by apt-get. > apt-get just acts on your configuration and executes it for you. > I am not sure though how that should be fixedÂ… > > > Best regards > > David Kalnischkies
Thanks for reassigning So, then, does debconf know that apt-get was called with quiet, or that the output is not a terminal. FYI, I have configured debconf to use the Dialog frontend. Thanks, Jayen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
