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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]].
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, or another program such as [[Synaptic Package Manager|Synaptic]].
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.
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.
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