I tried it again: assurancetourix:~> ssh falbala sudo apt install ntp
and this time I got... What's in the previous comment. (I looked for a "preview" button to see if I got the "quoted text" right. Expecting to be able to edit, and not finding the preview, I clicked subit. Now I can't find the "edit" either. Sorry.... ) So.... It seems the bug mostly got fixed in the past 8 years. At least for me it did -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/551637 Title: debconf seems to require a controlling TTY even when no interaction is required To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debconf/+bug/551637/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs