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Package: whiptail (0.52.2-10+etch1 and others) [security]

Displays user-friendly dialog boxes from shell scripts

Whiptail is a "dialog" replacement using newt instead of ncurses. It provides a method of displaying several different types of dialog boxes from shell scripts. This allows a developer of a script to interact with the user in a much friendlier manner.

Tags: User Interface: Text-based Interactive, Role: Program, Scope: Utility, Purpose: Data Visualization

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Architecture Version Package Size Installed Size Files
alpha 0.52.2-10+etch1 35.5 kB100 kB [list of files]
amd64 0.52.2-10+etch1 34.6 kB96 kB [list of files]
arm 0.52.2-10+etch1 33.7 kB92 kB [list of files]
hppa 0.52.2-10 35.8 kB96 kB [list of files]
i386 0.52.2-10+etch1 34.0 kB96 kB [list of files]
ia64 0.52.2-10+etch1 38.7 kB112 kB [list of files]
mips 0.52.2-10+etch1 34.6 kB96 kB [list of files]
mipsel 0.52.2-10+etch1 34.6 kB96 kB [list of files]
powerpc 0.52.2-10+etch1 35.6 kB96 kB [list of files]
s390 0.52.2-10+etch1 35.0 kB96 kB [list of files]
sparc 0.52.2-10+etch1 33.5 kB92 kB [list of files]