hello kerry, Thanks for the help. I just couldn't remember which package needed to be reinstalled. Thanks, Tyler Littlefield email: tyler at tysdomain.com web: tysdomain-com Visit for quality software and web design. skype: st8amnd2005 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kerry Hoath" <kerry@xxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 4:23 PM Subject: Re: configuring dpkg/apt to use readline > 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 >> email: tyler at tysdomain.com >> web: tysdomain-com >> Visit for quality software and web design. >> skype: st8amnd2005 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup