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Feature #173

Replace User Password Prompt in Debian Installer with DebConf

Added by Luke Murphey almost 14 years ago. Updated almost 14 years ago.

Status:
Closed
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Luke Murphey
Category:
-
Target version:
1.0 (Release)
Start date:
07/22/2010
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Description

http://www.fifi.org/doc/debconf-doc/tutorial.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debconf_(software_package)

See hddtemp for a package that uses DebConf.

History

#2 Updated by Luke Murphey almost 14 years ago

For troubleshooting, you set debconf to run in debugging mode:

DEBCONF_DEBUG="developer" 
export DEBCONF_DEBUG

#3 Updated by Luke Murphey almost 14 years ago

Need to use fset to clear answers to questions so they always appear (e.g. "db_fset shared/window-manage seen false").

#4 Updated by Luke Murphey almost 14 years ago

Shortened code to set developer flag for debconf:

DEBCONF_DEBUG="developer";export DEBCONF_DEBUG;echo $DEBCONF_DEBUG

#5 Updated by Luke Murphey almost 14 years ago

Had problems with template file. Debugging with postinst.templates works but actual Debian file did not until the templates file was renamed to "templates".

#6 Updated by Luke Murphey almost 14 years ago

  • Status changed from New to Closed
  • % Done changed from 0 to 100

Implemented in r550.

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