>>>I'm no expert Scott, but I reckon there's probably away to instruct >>>dpkg to bypass the pre-inst(allation) scripts. >>> <snip>
>> This could be dangerous, as some packages generate additional files and >> whatnot during post-inst. The information gathered during pre-inst is >> usually relevant there. I am not sure if they all have sane defaults in >> the absence of the pre-inst input. >> -Roberto Scott Muir wrote: > (sigh) Thank you both... > > This still stinks of "there's gotta be a way".. anyone? > S. Try posting again with a different subject line: Is there a way to safely bypass apt's pre-inst scripts? or something like that. It sometimes works for me. sebyte P.S. I think I remember reading that this list's netiquette requires bottom posting. Please correct me if I'm wrong anyone. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
