Comment 0 for bug 1981611

I was performing a distribution upgrade of an Ubuntu Desktop install of Ubuntu 20.04 to Ubuntu 22.04 when I encountered a debconf prompt regarding a speech-dispatcher config file which I had not modified. From /var/log/dist-upgrade/apt-term.log:

Setting up speech-dispatcher (0.11.1-1) ...^M
Installing new version of config file /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/cicero.conf ...^M
Installing new version of config file /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/dtk-generic.conf ...^M
Installing new version of config file /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/epos-generic.conf ...^M
Installing new version of config file /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/espeak-mbrola-generic.conf ...^M
Installing new version of config file /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/espeak-ng-mbrola-generic.conf ...^M
Installing new version of config file /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/espeak-ng.conf ...^M
Installing new version of config file /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/espeak.conf ...^M
Installing new version of config file /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/festival.conf ...^M
Installing new version of config file /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/flite.conf ...^M
Installing new version of config file /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/llia_phon-generic.conf ...^M
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Configuration file '/etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/mary-generic.conf'^M
 ==> Deleted (by you or by a script) since installation.^M
 ==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version.^M
   What would you like to do about it ? Your options are:^M
    Y or I : install the package maintainer's version^M
    N or O : keep your currently-installed version^M
      D : show the differences between the versions^M
      Z : start a shell to examine the situation^M
 The default action is to keep your current version.^M
*** mary-generic.conf (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ? n^M
Installing new version of config file /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/swift-generic.conf ...^M
Installing new version of config file /etc/speech-dispatcher/speechd.conf ...^M
Removing obsolete conffile /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/mary-generic.conf ...^M
Removing obsolete conffile /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/espeak-generic.conf ...^M
Removing obsolete conffile /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/pico-generic.conf ...^M
Removing obsolete conffile /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/ivona.conf ...^M
speech-dispatcherd.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it.^M
Removing obsolete conffile /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/baratinoo.conf ...^M
Removing obsolete conffile /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/ibmtts.conf ...^M
Removing obsolete conffile /etc/speech-dispatcher/modules/kali.conf ...^M