---[cut here[--- $ sudo -k $ gksu "dpkg-reconfigure -fgnome apt-listchanges" ---[gksu asks for password, debconf gnome frontend starts with no problems]--- $ gksu "dpkg-reconfigure -fgnome apt-listchanges" # Repeat ---[debconf falls back to dialog frontend, which is unresponsive and leaves the terminal in a weird state]--- Regards, Alain