this was posted to debian-user:

	> i'm surprised that dpkg doesn't have
	> a --reconfigure option.

	Actually, I think it's "dpkg-reconfigure packagename" ;-)

	Confusing, ain't it ??

	Hall

he's right.  it is confusing, and is a good example of why debian has a bad
reputation for being a "hard" distro.

i'm sure there are reasons why not to do this.  but in the name of improving
debian's usability, i'm asking anyway.

please consider giving dpkg a --reconfigure switch to invoke reconfiguring an
already installed package.

thanks for listening!
pete