Set debconf frontend to Readline before apt upgrades - #46
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The default whiptail/dialog frontend renders debconf prompts (e.g. "Which services should be restarted?") with a low-contrast color scheme that's unreadable in some terminals. Readline falls back to plain-text prompts, which always render correctly.
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Summary
apt upgradecan render prompts (e.g. "Which services should be restarted?") with a low-contrast color scheme that's unreadable in some terminals.apt-get upgradeindebian/install-packages,ubuntu/install-essential-packages, andpop_os/install-packages, so these prompts fall back to plain text and always render correctly.Test plan
just test(or the relevanttest-debian/test-allrecipe) to confirm the affected scripts still complete successfullyneedrestart/service-restart prompts) and confirm it now appears as plain text instead of the dialog