LINTIAN

# `postinst-uses-db-input`

It is generally not a good idea for postinst scripts to use debconf commands like `db_input`. Typically, they should restrict themselves to `db_get` to request previously acquired information, and have the config script do the actual prompting.

Severity: | `warning`
Experimental: | `false`

## See also

- list of all the affected packages
- the source of this tag