On Wednesday 22 January 2003 16:45, Philipp wrote: > 3) I dont think its possible to deinstall the old threating package > first because of dependencies. how can i (with apt or dselct, or > whatever) force a reinstall of a specific package ? apt-get --reinstall install <package> Alternatively, aptitude lets you force reinstall by selecting the package with "L". -- You have Egyptian flu: you're going to be a mummy.