When a package is installed, it may run a configuration script as part of the installation process. To run this configuration script again at some point in the future, use the dpkg-reconfigure command. Although there are some options to this command, they are rarely used.
Syntax of the dpkg-reconfigure command:
# dpkg-reconfigure [options] source packages
The following example will re-run the tzdata configuration scripts:
# dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
dpkg-reconfigure Command Options
| Options | Description |
|---|---|
| -ftype, –frontend=type | Select the frontend to use. |
| -pvalue, –priority=value | Specify the minimum priority of question that will be displayed. |
| –default-priority | Use whatever the default priority of question is, instead of forcing the priority to low. |
| -u, –unseen-only | By default, all questions are shown, even if they have already been answered. If this parameter is set though, only questions that have not yet been seen will be asked. |
| –force | Force dpkg-reconfigure to reconfigure a package even if the package is in an inconsistent or broken state. Use with caution. |
| –no-reload | Prevent dpkg-reconfigure from reloading templates. |
| -h, –help | Display usage help. |