> > I don't know much about debconf, but couldn't this variables stored in that > > database? > No, debconf is for install-time configuration, not run-time configuration, > It is _not_ a registry.
`Install-time' you say, but still the data is preserved among different `install-times'. So if you change one of the `install-time' generated config files the change won't appear as the default the next install, or if the user uses dpkg-reconfigure). Besides the original specification for configuration specifically allows using directly the database. But all right, this is not a debconf discussion... =)
