# debconf

set a debconf answer

Only the scripts of a package read its answers. Put the step before the pkg step that installs the package, also when the package comes in as a dependency.

After a package loaded the question, as at its install, the check compares type with the type of the question. A select or multiselect value must be one of the choices of the question. A type that differs, or a value that is not a choice, fails the check.

## Keys

| Key | Type | Default | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [`package`](#debconf.package) | string | required | package that asks the question |
| [`question`](#debconf.question) | string | required | name, such as postfix/main\_mailer\_type |
| [`type`](#debconf.type) | string | required | question type, such as string, boolean, or select |
| [`value`](#debconf.value) | string | required | answer, as text |

### `debconf.package` {#debconf.package}

string, required

Package that asks the question.

### `debconf.question` {#debconf.question}

string, required

Name, such as postfix/main\_mailer\_type.

### `debconf.type` {#debconf.type}

string, required

Question type, such as string, boolean, or select.

### `debconf.value` {#debconf.value}

string, required

Answer, as text. Only the scripts of the package read it, so put the step before the pkg step that installs the package.

## Example

```yaml
- debconf:
    package: postfix
    question: postfix/main_mailer_type
    type: select
    value: Internet Site
```