here's a neat search tool I just learned about: https://www.debian.org/distrib/packages#search_contents
lets you search packages by their conternts. going there, and searching for *dpkg-reconfigure shows the packages that contain it. it liiks like you're looking for debconf or maybe cdebconf. configure-debian looks like another hit that may take this a step further. * *Eric* On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 5:29 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> wrote: > Robert, one thing I have been kind of wondering that perhaps I should > know( which I do not ). What is the package that hmm I do not really know > how to describe it . . . ok like if you issue the command; > > *dpkg-reconfigure dash* >> > > or tzdata, or whatever else package wise. On a normal PC you get kind of a > 8 color console "interface" with yes on one side no on the other whcih > highlight when you use arrow keys or tab. Which package is this ? I know > the default "configuration screen" for bare-fs is teletype. BUt I was > wondering the name of this package, and how much does it add to the image > size ? > > On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 5:20 PM, Robert Nelson <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 7:13 PM, William Hermans <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > I should point out however, at least last time I checked that bare-fs >> does >> > not come with openssh-server as I kind of hinted at above. So you will >> need >> > access to the serial debug terminal at least to install a ssh server . >> . . >> >> Yeah, i took out everything not required to run "dpkg/apt-get" so it's >> pretty bare. ;) >> >> In the process i found out dpkg relies on a huge perl package. As >> that's about the biggest package in that image. >> >> Regards, >> >> -- >> Robert Nelson >> http://www.rcn-ee.com/ >> >> -- >> For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "BeagleBoard" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- > For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BeagleBoard" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- For more options, visit http://beagleboard.org/discuss --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BeagleBoard" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
