Ben Gertzfield wrote: > This is great, Joey! > > Can you show an example of how to use apt-get to *skip* configuration > questions altogether?
Assumming you have debconf installed, edit /etc/apt/apt.conf, make it look like this: // Pre-configure all packages before they are installed. DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"dpkg-preconfig --apt --frontend=Base";}; This uses the base frontend, which is a null frontend -- the defaults are provided for all questions. An alternative (that may be a better idea) is: DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {"dpkg-preconfig --apt --priority=critical";}; Which lets you see only the most important questions. -- see shy jo