---
name: "dpkg-reconfigure"
section: "8cdebconf"
platform: "linux"
package: "cdebconf"
version: "0.280"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dpkg-reconfigure/8cdebconf"
---

# dpkg-reconfigure(8cdebconf)

reconfigure an already installed package

## NAME

dpkg-reconfigure - reconfigure an already installed package

## SYNOPSIS

```
 dpkg-reconfigure [options] packages
```

## DESCRIPTION

**dpkg-reconfigure** reconfigures packages after they have already been installed. Pass it the names of a package or packages to reconfigure.

This has the same effect as re-installing the package, basically. I hope one day this will be called by dpkg --reconfigure

## OPTIONS

- **-f***type*, **--frontend=***type*

  Select the frontend to use. The default frontend can be permanently changed by:

  ```
   dpkg-reconfigure cdebconf
  ```

  Note that if you normally have cdebconf set to use the noninteractive frontend, dpkg-reconfigure will use the dialog frontend instead, so you actually get to reconfigure the package.

- **-p***value*, **--priority=***value*

  Specify the minimum priority of question that will be displayed. dpkg-reconfigure normally shows low priority questions no matter what your default priority is.

- **--all**

  Reconfigure all installed packages that use cdebconf. Warning: this may take a long time.

- **-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.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Display usage help.

## SEE ALSO

**cdebconf**(7)

## AUTHOR

Joey Hess \<joeyh@debian.org\>

## HISTORY

This manpage was "borrowed" from debconf.