Linux "dpkg-reconfigure" Command Line Options and Examples
reconfigure an already installed package

dpkg-reconfigure reconfigures packages after they have already been installed. Pass it the names of a package or packages to reconfigure. It will ask configuration questions, much like when the package was first installed.


Usage:

dpkg-reconfigure [options] packages




Command Line Options:

-ftype
Select the frontend to use. The default frontend can be permanently changed by:dpkg-reconfigure debconfNote that if you normally have debconf set to use the noninteractive frontend, dpkg-reconfigure will use the dialog frontendinstead, so you actually get to reconfigure the package.
dpkg-reconfigure -ftype ...
-pvalue
Specify the minimum priority of question that will be displayed. dpkg-reconfigure normally shows low priority questions nomatter what your default priority is. See debconf(7) for a list.
dpkg-reconfigure -pvalue ...
--default-priority
Use whatever the default priority of question is, instead of forcing the priority to low.
dpkg-reconfigure --default-priority ...
-u
By default, all questions are shown, even if they have already been answered. If this parameter is set though, only questionsthat have not yet been seen will be asked.
dpkg-reconfigure -u ...
--force
Force dpkg-reconfigure to reconfigure a package even if the package is in an inconsistent or broken state. Use with caution.
dpkg-reconfigure --force ...
--no-reload
Prevent dpkg-reconfigure from reloading templates. Use with caution; this will prevent dpkg-reconfigure from repairing brokentemplates databases. However, it may be useful in constrained environments where rewriting the templates database is expensive.
dpkg-reconfigure --no-reload ...
-h
Display usage help.
dpkg-reconfigure -h ...