> Sure here's the new fix_db. Tried, but same result as before - no changes written to config.dat Followed your other suggestion and deleted the corrupted .dat files. Ran apt-get and all is good again. Thanks for the help Regards Bill -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org