The core issue is an interaction between the assumptions made by ssh and debconfs various frontends. I want to ssh into the instance and want to install something interactively not. It has nothing to do with the interactivity of ssh or bash. This happens when using aptget during docker install, adding the.
For some reason, it cannot initialize a usable frontend to display the bits that ask you to set a password try fixing this via. This happens when using aptget during docker install, adding the prefix, works. Is it possible to answer dialog questions when installing under. Theres a dumb shell which doesnt support fullscreen terminal applications, and there is the ansi term, which does. Silent package installation and debconf fabian lee. To download packer you simply need to download the zip file from the distribution. Ive got a couple computers that are running most of the time but i dont actually get on them regularly so i placed a script to run updates in etccron. My testing days are over till next month when 16o4 comes out and i yet again wipe it all and start fresh. The dialog frontend the default requires a pty and a terminal with a. I am attempting to renew an ssh cert on my readynas, which runs debian. Ubiquity frontend debconf download for linux deb download ubiquity frontend debconf linux packages for mint, ubuntu.
The main purpose of this exercise is to be able to use helm on the rapsberry pi cluster. You can change how debconf interacts either with a similar line eg. I used some stuff i found in the regex megathread pinned to the top of this sub super helpful btw, but its over a year old and comments can no longer be added. Displays userfriendly dialog boxes from shell scripts or gnomeutils package not available download debconf. Dialog frontend will not work on a dumb terminal, an emacs shell buffer, or without a controlling terminal. There is a rarelyused command named debconf, documented in debconf1 debconf provides a consistent interface for configuring packages, allowing you to choose from several user interface frontends. See debconf devel7 for details about the debconf protocol.
Packer image creation procedure azure it curry blog. You may want to try purging the installation and cleaning up apt a bit. Download debconf packages for alpine, centos, debian, fedora, mageia, ubuntu. This will show the use of debconf setselections and debconf getselections to configure mysql setting that might normally be prompted for during installation. Instead, debconf is invoked by the config script in a debian package, and stores the users answers for the postinst postinstall script in the package to use. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Most of the information out there is for debian developers wanting to add support for debconf in their maintainer scripts. It is not a registry of settings, and does not make changes to the operating system itself. Run the following in a terminal as root, and select the frontend and priorities of preference i normally use dialog and high. This manual begins by explaining two new files that are added to debian packages that use debconf. The programs output is expected to be debconf protocol commands, and it is expected to read result codes on stdin. After this operation, 159 mb of additional disk space will be used. Yet, when building an image from a dockerfile, at the end of one specific debianubuntu package install using aptget install, package configuration debconf says. If i execute aptget command without login to the console server for example.
Mods how about a new regex megathread containing all the best info from the old one, and people can continue the discussion. Please consider filing a bug or asking a question via launchpad before contacting the maintainer directly. So i think you need to reconfigure debconf to use frontend that is installed. I suspect that a firmware upgrade a few months back that updated apache and potentially other packages may have broken my lets encrypt renewal process, which runs nightly. If the code is hard to read, then just try to guess it right. The core issue is an interaction between the assumptions made by ssh and debconfs. Stripped to its essentials, debconf is a database of questions with a front end for users. If the running program debconf later asks the database of answers debconf what is my frontend the answer will be frontend is noninteractive. Getting tons of debconf messages unless term is set to linux issue.
This will show the use of debconfsetselections and debconfgetselections to configure mysql setting that might normally be prompted for during installation. Newt cant find many errors encountered while performing installation dpkg exited unexpectedly. Getting tons of debconf messages unless term is set to. To save you reading the specification which is in debian policy if youre interested, debconf is a backend database, with a frontend that talks to it and presents an interface to the user. There is a rarelyused command named debconf, documented in debconf 1 debconf provides a consistent interface for configuring packages, allowing you to choose from several user interface frontends. Solved issues getting hyperion to installrun hyperion. Unable to boot into software raid1 after disk failure. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. This is for blocking bots that try to post this form automatically.
Found 35 matching packages exact hits package debconf. The design of debconf allows for front ends for answering configuration questions to be added in a modular way, and there exist several, such as one for dialog, one for readline, one that uses a text editor, one for kde, one for gnome, a python front end api, etc. Apr 30, 2015 installing mysql with debconf learn how to install mysql 5. Packer image creation procedure azure by curry on 201710. Please, enter the code that you see below in the input field. The debconf program runs a program under debconf s control, setting it up to talk with debconf on stdio. Term is not set, so the dialog frontend is not usable. Using saltssh for ubuntudebian patching dialog frontend. This manual assumes that you are familiar with debconf as a user, and are familiar with the basics of debian package construction. Ive noticed that when i use it to upgrade packages, i see the following debconf. Its not very easy to find information on how to adjust debconf settings after a package has been installed and configured. Did it in a separate cache layer for transparency, so the first aptget install above it and its own install still outputs the warning.
Post by marius gedminas ubuntu upgrade manager is slick. The script creates a log file in my home folder so i can look and see if there were any errors. No usable dialog like program is installed, so the dialog based frontend cannot be used. Introduction this is a guide to using debconf with your packages, aimed at a debian developer. Getting tons of debconf messages unless term is set to linux. Dialog frontend will not work on a dumb terminal, an emacs shell buffer.
You could even run emacs inside that shell though running commands inside the window might be more complicated than using emacs in its usual manner. Jun 08, 2006 stripped to its essentials, debconf is a database of questions with a front end for users. Installing mysql with debconf learn how to install mysql 5. At first it would somehow be nice to fix ssh with the ssl mismatch that i cant make anything normal, and than to fix the aptget, but somehow i. Well cover install mysql noninteractively no prompts, useful for scripting installs. No usable dialog like program is installed, so the dialog based frontend cannot. Silent package installation and debconf if you have worked on deploying packages via aptget, you are probably familiar with a couple of forms of interruption during the package installation and upgrade process. Well it was rough, but i managed to get things done this weekend between football games. The design of debconf allows for front ends for answering configuration questions to be added in a modular way, and there exist several, such as one for dialog, one for readline, one that uses a text editor, one for kde, one for gnome, a python frontend api, etc. I am building my own ubuntu vm with packer to host on atlas and im using the packer build template. You have searched for packages that names contain debconf in all suites, all sections, and all architectures. For some reason, it cannot initialize a usable front end to display the bits that ask you to set a password try fixing this via. Bareword debconf frontendnoninteractive not allowed while strict. Using salt ssh for ubuntudebian patching dialog frontend is not usable ask question.
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