In some cases, a package might use
debconf
to require configuration information from you: the
four scripts detailed above are then complemented by a
config
script designed to acquire that in-
formation. During installation, this script defines in detail what questions
debconf
will ask. The
responses are recorded in the
debconf
database for future reference. The script is generally exe-
cuted by
apt
prior to installing packages one by one in order to group all the questions together at
the beginning of the process. The pre- and post-installation scripts can then use this information
to operate according to your wishes.
