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'''debconf''' is a software utility for performing system-wide configuration tasks on [[Unix-like]] operating systems. It is developed for the [[Debian|Debian GNU/Linux]] [[Linux distribution|distribution]], and is closely integrated with Debian's package management system, [[dpkg]].

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When packages are being installed, debconf asks the user questions which determine the contents of the system-wide configuration files associated with that package. After package installation, it is possible to go back and change the configuration of a package by using the <code>''dpkg-reconfigure''</code> program.

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== Keeping Up Appearances tables ==

The design of debconf allows for [[Front-end and back-end|front-ends]] for answering configuration questions to be added in a modular way, and there exist several, such as one for the terminal, one for [[KDE]], one for [[GNOME]], etc.

Hi Mathew its Edito*Magic (also known as Chris C. Nichols)

The original implementation of debconf is in [[Perl]]. During the development of debian-installer (the new installer used for [[Sarge]]), a new implementation in [[C programming language|C]] was developed, which is named ''cdebconf''. The new implementation is currently only used in the installer, but is intended to eventually replace the original entirely.

I know you were one of the people who agreed with me on the discussion page that one neat table with all the Keeping Up Appearances specials together would look better than several separate tables per episodes, littered all over the page. I’m glad that you can see sense like I can. Hopefully we can make Updown see sense aswell. Please join in the debate further on the [[Wikipedia talk:Television episodes]]. Thanks! [[User:Edito*Magica|Edito*Magica]] 21:38, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

==External links==

*[http://apw.xs4all.nl/cgi-bin/man2html?debconf+8 Manpage of DEBCONF]

*[http://apw.xs4all.nl/cgi-bin/man2html?dpkg-reconfigure+8 Manpage of DPKG-RECONFIGURE]

*[http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=265570 Request for adoption]

*[http://kitenet.net/programs/debconf/ Maintainer's web site, with screenshots (outdated)]

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