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2023-11-17
2023
11-17
«package variables»

inspect package available templates items with descriptions

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# use `mc` to explore .deb content and locate `templates` file
# or use apt-extracttemplates
# or do it manually:
ar x file.deb control.tar.xz
tar -xOf control.tar.xz ./templates | less -p Template

set items value (pre-seed)

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# list items
debconf-get-selections | grep ttf-mscorefonts-installer

# set item
echo "ttf-mscorefonts-installer  msttcorefonts/dlurl  string  xyz" | debconf-set-selections

# install package
apt-get install ttf-mscorefonts-installer

Source: serverfault, stackoverflow