configuring dpkg/apt to use readline

[Kerry Hoath]

ok I know the answer to this one and it is a simple question.

you need the following packages installed:
libterm-readline-gnu-perl
libterm-readline-perl-perl

then dpkg-reconfigure debconf

Regards, Kerry.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tyler Littlefield" <tyler at tysdomain.com>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 2:33 AM
Subject: configuring dpkg/apt to use readline


> Hello,
> I've got the readline package installed, but don't quite remember what to 
> reconfigure to make installs use readline rather than ncurses or what ever 
> it's currently using.
> I tried dpkg-reconfigure dpkg and that didn't seem to be it, ideas 
> appriciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Tyler Littlefield
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