How to specify DEBIAN_FRONTEND on a per-package basis?
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One package that I'm trying to install has (imho) broken automated installs by always prompting the frontend to confirm the update first.
There is a workaround that involves setting DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive but I don't want to have to manually specify that during installation, nor do I want it set globally.
Looking around, it looks like dpkg-preconfigure is the command that I want but I cannot get it to work for me:
cameron@firefly:~$ sudo dpkg-preconfigure -f noninteractive unifi
E: Could not open file unifi.deb - open (2: No such file or directory)
E: Internal error, could not locate member control.tar.{zstlz4gzxzbz2lzma}
E: Prior errors apply to unifi.deb
debconf: apt-extracttemplates failed: No such file or directory
This seems to indicate that dpkg-preconfigure only works on single .deb files which I believe are new for each version of the software. This doesn't work for me as I'm looking to set the frontend to noninteractive for all future versions of the unifi package.
I have tried a few other variations as well to no avail. dpkg-reconfigure only affects already installed packages (and actually broke my installation). So I'm here before I cause more problems.
Related
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Wireless/unifi-apt-get-upgrade-prompt-for-backups/td-p/2105608
apt package-management software-installation upgrade dpkg
asked Apr 2 at 17:59
Cameron TacklindCameron Tacklind
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One package that I'm trying to install has (imho) broken automated installs by always prompting the frontend to confirm the update first.
There is a workaround that involves setting DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive but I don't want to have to manually specify that during installation, nor do I want it set globally.
Looking around, it looks like dpkg-preconfigure is the command that I want but I cannot get it to work for me:
cameron@firefly:~$ sudo dpkg-preconfigure -f noninteractive unifi
E: Could not open file unifi.deb - open (2: No such file or directory)
E: Internal error, could not locate member control.tar.{zstlz4gzxzbz2lzma}
E: Prior errors apply to unifi.deb
debconf: apt-extracttemplates failed: No such file or directory
This seems to indicate that dpkg-preconfigure only works on single .deb files which I believe are new for each version of the software. This doesn't work for me as I'm looking to set the frontend to noninteractive for all future versions of the unifi package.
I have tried a few other variations as well to no avail. dpkg-reconfigure only affects already installed packages (and actually broke my installation). So I'm here before I cause more problems.
Related
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Wireless/unifi-apt-get-upgrade-prompt-for-backups/td-p/2105608
apt package-management software-installation upgrade dpkg
asked Apr 2 at 17:59
Cameron TacklindCameron Tacklind
1564
Perhaps Supplying answers by preseeding DebConf would be a better way forward?
– steeldriver
Apr 2 at 19:10
add a comment |
One package that I'm trying to install has (imho) broken automated installs by always prompting the frontend to confirm the update first.
There is a workaround that involves setting DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive but I don't want to have to manually specify that during installation, nor do I want it set globally.
Looking around, it looks like dpkg-preconfigure is the command that I want but I cannot get it to work for me:
cameron@firefly:~$ sudo dpkg-preconfigure -f noninteractive unifi
E: Could not open file unifi.deb - open (2: No such file or directory)
E: Internal error, could not locate member control.tar.{zstlz4gzxzbz2lzma}
E: Prior errors apply to unifi.deb
debconf: apt-extracttemplates failed: No such file or directory
This seems to indicate that dpkg-preconfigure only works on single .deb files which I believe are new for each version of the software. This doesn't work for me as I'm looking to set the frontend to noninteractive for all future versions of the unifi package.
I have tried a few other variations as well to no avail. dpkg-reconfigure only affects already installed packages (and actually broke my installation). So I'm here before I cause more problems.
Related
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Wireless/unifi-apt-get-upgrade-prompt-for-backups/td-p/2105608
apt package-management software-installation upgrade dpkg
asked Apr 2 at 17:59
Cameron TacklindCameron Tacklind
1564
One package that I'm trying to install has (imho) broken automated installs by always prompting the frontend to confirm the update first.
There is a workaround that involves setting DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive but I don't want to have to manually specify that during installation, nor do I want it set globally.
Looking around, it looks like dpkg-preconfigure is the command that I want but I cannot get it to work for me:
cameron@firefly:~$ sudo dpkg-preconfigure -f noninteractive unifi
E: Could not open file unifi.deb - open (2: No such file or directory)
E: Internal error, could not locate member control.tar.{zstlz4gzxzbz2lzma}
E: Prior errors apply to unifi.deb
debconf: apt-extracttemplates failed: No such file or directory
This seems to indicate that dpkg-preconfigure only works on single .deb files which I believe are new for each version of the software. This doesn't work for me as I'm looking to set the frontend to noninteractive for all future versions of the unifi package.
I have tried a few other variations as well to no avail. dpkg-reconfigure only affects already installed packages (and actually broke my installation). So I'm here before I cause more problems.
Related
https://community.ubnt.com/t5/UniFi-Wireless/unifi-apt-get-upgrade-prompt-for-backups/td-p/2105608
apt package-management software-installation upgrade dpkg
apt package-management software-installation upgrade dpkg
asked Apr 2 at 17:59
Cameron TacklindCameron Tacklind
1564
asked Apr 2 at 17:59
Cameron TacklindCameron Tacklind
1564
asked Apr 2 at 17:59
Cameron TacklindCameron Tacklind
1564
asked Apr 2 at 17:59
Cameron TacklindCameron Tacklind
1564
asked Apr 2 at 17:59
Cameron TacklindCameron Tacklind
1564
1564
Perhaps Supplying answers by preseeding DebConf would be a better way forward?
– steeldriver
Apr 2 at 19:10
add a comment |
Perhaps Supplying answers by preseeding DebConf would be a better way forward?
– steeldriver
Apr 2 at 19:10
Perhaps Supplying answers by preseeding DebConf would be a better way forward?
– steeldriver
Apr 2 at 19:10
Perhaps Supplying answers by preseeding DebConf would be a better way forward?
– steeldriver
Apr 2 at 19:10
add a comment |
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Perhaps Supplying answers by preseeding DebConf would be a better way forward?
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