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I'm trying to use the apt-conf #clear syntax to clear the DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs options on command-line apt-get, but I haven't had any luck. I've tried stuff like apt-get -o DPkg::Pre-Install-Packages='#clear'

Any advice?

StephenG
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Perhaps a bit late, but i used something like

cat <<EOF | sudo apt-get -c /dev/stdin install <package>
#clear DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs;
EOF

Using option "-c" of apt-get to specify the configuration file to use.

See apt-get(8) por option "-c" and apt.conf(5), section "Description", for the order in which an APT tool read the configuration files.

Although the trick of using "/dev/stdin" looks very "esoteric" to me.

Gervasio
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