---
name: "lxc-debconf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lxc"
version: "0.8.0~rc1-8+deb7u2"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lxc-debconf"
---

# lxc-debconf(1)

LXC template to create Debian and Debian based containers

## NAME

**lxc-debconf** - LXC template to create Debian and Debian based containers

## SYNOPSIS

**lxc-create** -t debian -n\|--name *CONTAINER* -- \[--apt-recommends\] \[--debconf-frontend *DEBCONF\_FRONTEND*\] \[--debconf-priority *DEBCONF\_PRIORITY*\] \[--preseed-file *PRESEED\_FILE*\]

**lxc-create** -t progress -n\|--name *CONTAINER* -- \[--apt-recommends\] \[--debconf-frontend *DEBCONF\_FRONTEND*\] \[--debconf-priority *DEBCONF\_PRIORITY*\] \[--preseed-file *PRESEED\_FILE*\]

## DESCRIPTION

LXC(7) uses so called templates to create Linux Container systems. **lxc-debconf** is such a template script to create Debian and Debian based containers.

**lxc-debconf** can be invoked through [lxc-create(1)](/lxc-create/1.md) in three modes: debconf, debian, and progress. In debconf mode, it currently falls automatically back to debian mode. In debian mode, it will allow offer to choose to create Debian GNU/Linux containers. In progress mode, it will allow to choose to create Progress Linux containers.

## OPTIONS

**FIXME**

## EXAMPLES

**FIXME**

## FILES

**FIXME**

## SEE ALSO

[*lxc*(7)](/lxc/7.md), [*lxc*(1)](/lxc/1.md), [*lxc-halt*(1)](/lxc-halt/1.md), [*lxc-list*(1)](/lxc-list/1.md).

## BUGS

Bugs can be reported by submitting a bugreport for the lxc package in the Debian Bug Tracking System at \<*http://bugs.debian.org/*\> or by writing a mail to the author.

## AUTHOR

lxc-debconf was written by Daniel Baumann \<*daniel.baumann@progress-technologies.net*\>.