interactive postinst scripts

[Walter Tautz]

On Thu, 8 Aug 2002, Thomas Gebhardt wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> some Debian packages expect some key strokes during installations
> that are not handled by debconf. One of the most prominent packages
> of this type is sendmail.
> 
> I already diverted /usr/sbin/sendmailconfig and 
> /usr/share/sendmail/update_notices, but the postinst script still
> wants someone to press a key. The postinst script does something
> useful, so you cannot simply disable it.
> 
> Is there a recommended default strategy to deal with packages
> of that type?
> 
> Thanks, Thomas
> 
> 
My first suggestion is to file a bug report again the package to use
NONinteractive install option. I'm serious! I guess someone else can
give you a workaround.